Dismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf political event
gptkbp:cause gptkb:1975_Australian_constitutional_crisis
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Whitlam_Dismissal_Day
gptkbp:conductedBy Governor General of Canada
gptkbp:controversy debate over the powers of the Governor-General
gptkbp:date 11 November 1975
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:1975_Australian_federal_election
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Malcolm_Fraser
gptkb:Sir_John_Kerr
gptkb:Gough_Whitlam
gptkbp:legalBasis reserve powers of the Governor-General
gptkbp:location gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive national and international attention
gptkbp:notableFor first and only dismissal of an Australian Prime Minister by the Governor-General
gptkbp:officeDismissedFrom gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1975_Australian_constitutional_crisis
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:1975_Australian_federal_election
appointment of Malcolm Fraser as caretaker Prime Minister
gptkbp:subjectOf books
documentaries
academic studies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_John_Kerr
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6