1940 Slavic coup d'état

1940 Slavic coup d'état
Nikifor Osipov in 1917
Date October 13 1940 Location Osipovgrad, Slavic Union Result Slavic Union Party Victory
Belligerents
Slavic Government	Slavic Union Party
Commanders and leaders
Slavic Monarchy	Nikifor Osipov

The 1940 Slavic coup d'état occurred on October 13, 1940, when upon the death of monarch Aleksandr II Prime Minister and war hero Nikifor Osipov, with the backing of his political party the Slavic Union Party and the majority of the Slavic Army, issued a warrant for the arrest of Aleksandr's heirs, forcing them out of the country.

Osipov had spent the past 7 years of his term as prime minister consolidating power until the only threat to his power was the Slavic imperator, Osipov took his chance to take complete power when Aleksandr II passed away. He issued a warrant for the arrest of his children, claiming they planned to overthrow him and re-establish an absolute monarchy. Modern contemporary historians believe this to be a complete fabrication.

Osipov then quickly established order, using the military to suppress protests and establishing himself as the supreme leader of the Slavic Union 10 days after the coup.