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==End of the Grand Ducal Mandate== | ==End of the Grand Ducal Mandate== | ||
In June 2010, members of the [[Grand Ducal Cabinet]] and the [[Baronage]], led by the [[Duke of | In June 2010, members of the [[Grand Ducal Cabinet]] and the [[Baronage]], led by the [[Duke of Waesche]] and [[Grand Duke Travis|Travis McHenry]], overthrew [[Grand Duke Jon-Lawrence]] in a [[The Great Return|coup d'etat]] that resulted in Travis returning to the throne. During his time as ruler, he enacted the provisions for a state of emergency in Article 22 and suspended the Grand Ducal Mandate indefinitely. While the Mandate was suspended, he renounced the monarchical form of government and made Westarctica a protectorate ruled by the [[Transitional Government]]. | ||
Two years later, the Transitional Government was ended and the [[Charter of Westarctica]] replaced the Grand Ducal Mandate as the supreme law of the land. | Two years later, the Transitional Government was ended and the [[Charter of Westarctica]] replaced the Grand Ducal Mandate as the supreme law of the land. | ||