Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: In August 1944 , there was an attempt by Foreign Minister in NDH government Mladen LorkoviÄ and Minister of War Ante VokiÄ to execute a coup d'etat against Ante PaveliÄ .
Simplified: In August 1944 , there was an attempt by the NDH Foreign Minister Mladen LorkoviÄ and Minister of War Ante VokiÄ to execute a coup d' Ã tat against Ante PaveliÄ .