Pulkininkas prieš vyriausybę: plk. Vinco Grigaliūno-Glovackio ir Mykolo Sleževičiaus vyriausybių santykiai 1919 ir 1926 m. | A Colonel against the Cabinet: Relations between Colonel Grigaliūnas Glovackis and the Sleževičius Governments of 1919 and 1926

Abstract

The paper presents an analysis of the relationships between Colonel Vincas Grigaliūnas Glovackis, commander of the 2nd Infantry Regiment and one of the major participants in the coup in 1926, and the cabinets led by Mykolas Sleževicius in 1919 and 1926. The author of the research looks into Colonel Grigaliūnas Glovackis’ dissatisfaction with the policies of the second and fourth Sleževicius governments, the defiance of government orders by the 2nd Infantry Regiment, and the involvement of Colonel Grigaliūnas Glovackis in the conflict between the Cabinet of Ministers and the State Council in 1919. The paper reveals the colonel’s political pro-activeness and his links with politicians representing the Christian Democrats and the Nationalists. The research concludes that the 1926 coup could have been caused not only by the officers’ dissatisfaction with the reforms by the coalition government of Popular Peasants and Social Democrats, but also by the conflicts between politically engaged officers and politicians that started as early as the wars of independence. Key words: Lithuanian army, State Council, Cabinet of Ministers, coup, relations between officers and politicians.