01-12-2021, 04:19 PM
(01-12-2021, 06:16 AM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote:(01-12-2021, 01:16 AM)Classic-Xer Wrote:(01-12-2021, 12:37 AM)Eric the Green Wrote:It doesn't change the fact that they forced their way in and took over the state capitol.(01-11-2021, 09:37 PM)Classic-Xer Wrote:(01-11-2021, 03:31 PM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote: I have been wondering about incidents similar to the Capitol Riots. In Xenakis's forum, another poster actually found one. In 1932 the governor of Newfoundland was considered corrupt. A peaceful protest turned violent when the police tried to quell the people. The mob drove the legislature and the governor out of the chambers. This eventually resulted in Britain taking direct control of Newfoundland. There were no democratic elections in Newfoundland until they eventually joined Canada, the only colony that was kicked out of the British Empire.
Check out the Wiki article if you are curious.
You don't have to go back that far. A group of Left Wing protestors stormed the Wisconsin state capitol and shut it down within the last 20 years.
Non-violent sit-in.
It makes it a poorer match. I don't think you will find anything perfectly matching, but Newfoundland and Wisconsin seem worth mentioning. Curious that both are in North America. I would guess that the governments are more ruthless elsewhere.
Here's a close analog from 1874. With Grant out of office, the attempt to overthrow the Republican governor was successful the second time.
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