HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Question
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WAS THROWN OUT OF OFFICE
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EXILED
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VOLUNTARILY ABDICATED
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WAS IMMEDIATELY EXECUTED
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Detailed explanation-1: -Having lost the support of the army and under the advice of his army chiefs and ministers, the Tsar abdicated for himself and his son on 2 March 1917. His brother refused to succeed the throne, marking the end of the Tsarist regime.
Detailed explanation-2: -Emperor Nicholas II abdicated the throne of the Russian Empire on 2 March (O.S.) / 15 March (N.S.) 1917, in the midst of World War I and the February Revolution. The Emperor renounced the throne on behalf of himself and his son, Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich, in favor of his brother Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich.
Detailed explanation-3: -In March 1917, the army garrison at Petrograd joined striking workers in demanding socialist reforms, and Czar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate.
Detailed explanation-4: -Abdication and death of Nicholas II Petersburg) on March 8, 1917, Nicholas instructed the city commandant to take firm measures and sent troops to restore order. It was too late. The government resigned, and the Duma, supported by the army, called on the emperor to abdicate.