jul 30, 1934 - 1934 July Putsch (Austria)
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The Germans assassinated the Austrian chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss in the hope of establishing a pro-German regime.
The Nazi coup d'etat failed and the Fatherland Front (a clerical-fascist party) remains in power.
To restore power into the country, Kurt von Schuschnigg replaced Dollfuss as the new chancellor of Austria. However, his left-wing government was one full of political factions, and its success rested on support from the Kingdom of Italy.
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