Word: military
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Dates: during 1935-1935
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...strips it of power by giving the President an absolute veto. The Senate is replaced by "The Assembly of Elders," one-third appointed by the President, the other two-thirds by Poland's new official Elite, namely males who have won either of two war decorations, the Virtuti Militari Order or the Independence Cross. The President can dissolve both the Chamber and the Council of Elders and he can on his own responsibility command the armed forces of the State...
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