1958 Reykani coup d'état

1957 Reykani coup d'état
The Parliament of Reykanes deciding on democracy
Date 27 July 1957 (1957-07-27) Location Hafnir Result coup succesful Brynjólfur overthrown End of the Reykani Socialist Republic Bjarni Becomes Prime Minister Elections established
Belligerents
Reykani Government Reykani Defence	Reykani Government Reykani Defence
Commanders and leaders
Brynjólfur Bjarnason	Bjarni Herjólfsson
Strength
2250	995 soldiers 7297 Protesters

The 1957 Reykani coup d'état (Reykani:1957 valdarán í Reykjani) was a military coup d'état that deposed the the Petrovist-Socialist government and overthrown general secretary Brynjólfur. It occured from a student protest that lead to the coup itself.

The student protest just before the Battle of Búland street

The proloque

On 9:24 27 July 1957 a anti government group hosted a protest near the Parliament which many students joined,which quickly overwhelmed the police when they wanted to stop the gathering.They demanded general elections, A new economic views, reopening the borders for economic and other porpuses and complete recognition of freedom of opinion and of expression, of freedom of the press and of radio.

The Protest

At 10:12 the military started to blockade the street around the protesters to deter them from getting to the parliament.