1962 Einnlandic coup d'etat (1000 AD: Viking Settlement)

Location
* Authoritarianism
* Nepotism
* Suspension of the 1919 Einnlandic Constitution

 Goals
 Result
* Dahlman deposed as Prime Minister and Peoples' Assembly dissolved
* State of emergency declared until 1 February 1963
* ESAP allowed to resume public campaigning
* 1963 Einnlandic general election called
* 1964 Einnlandic Constitution implemented
* Transition to semi-presidential system
 Council for the Protection of Democracy
 **Ernst Caspersen**Richard MjeldeSimen Arneson
 ~3,000

The **1962 Einnlandic coup d'etat**, also known as the **Christmas Incident** (Einnlandic: *Julehendelse*) or the **Revolution of 1962** (Einnlandic: *Revolusjonen i 1962*) was a mostly bloodless military coup that occurred in Einnland on late on Christmas Eve into Christmas Day in 1962. The coup saw Malte Dahlman, who had served as the country's prime minister since 1941 overthrown, and saw the results of the 1961 Einnlandic general election overturned and a new election called. In the long term, it also saw the replacement of the 1919 Einnlandic Constitution with a new constitution, as well as Einnland's transition from a parliamentary system to a semi-presidential system.

The coup started around 11 pm local time on Christmas Eve of 1962, when a left-leaning faction of the military led by Colonel Ernst Caspersen announced the deposition of Dahlman and his government, the dissolution of the Peoples' Assembly and the overturning of the 1961 election results. They also declared a state of emergency until 1 February 1963 and announced that new elections would be held. The coup leaders formed the Council for the Protection of Democracy, and initially based themselves out of Rauosgil, the country's fourth largest city, however quickly gained support from much of the Einnlandic Armed Forces and had seized control of most of the country by sunrise on Christmas Day, entering Selaeyrr around 5:45 am local time. Though Dahlman had initially considered ordering forces in the capital city to violently fight the coup forces, he was soon advised by several high-ranking military officers to stand down, and announced his government's surrender to the coup leaders in a press conference around 8:30 am local time on Christmas Day.

In the immediate aftermath of the coup, Caspersen was declared as the country's acting leader. The once nationally prominent Einnlandic Socialist Workers' Party (ESAP), which had been forced to operate underground by the Dahlman government was restored to its pre-Dahlman legal status, as were most other opposition parties to the Conservative Party. Several civil and military leaders with ties to Dahlman were placed on trial for numerous crimes, and new elections were held in March of 1963, which saw the Conservatives return to power under a minority government. In July of 1963 a pro-Dahlman faction of the military attempted to violently overthrow the government and restore Dahlman to power, though this attempt was unsuccessful. In 1964, a new constitution was overwhelmingly approved by the Einnlandic electorate, which transformed Einnland from a parliamentary system into a semi-presidential one and shifted many powers from the prime minister to the Peoples' Assembly, and mandated that Caspersen and other leaders of the coup would not be allowed to engage in electoral politics until at least 1974.