Dismissal of the Whitlam Government (1975)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Dismissal_of_the_Whitlam_Government_(1975)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf political event
gptkbp:caretakerPrimeMinisterAppointed gptkb:Malcolm_Fraser
gptkbp:cause succession crisis
gptkbp:commemoratedBy Remembrance events on 11 November
gptkbp:controversy debate over Governor-General's powers
gptkbp:date 11 November 1975
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:1975_Australian_federal_election
gptkbp:governor gptkb:John_Kerr
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dismissal of the Whitlam Government (1975)
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Malcolm_Fraser
gptkb:Gough_Whitlam
gptkb:John_Kerr
gptkbp:location gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive national and international coverage
gptkbp:precededBy Australian constitutional crisis of 1975
gptkbp:primeMinisterDismissed gptkb:Gough_Whitlam
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:1975_Australian_federal_election
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Australian_Constitution
gptkbp:result appointment of Malcolm Fraser as caretaker Prime Minister
end of Whitlam government
gptkbp:significance first and only dismissal of an Australian Prime Minister by the Governor-General
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Australian_Labor_Party_(historically)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8