Wikipedia: History of Gough Whitlam

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E. Gough Whitlam was the Prime Minister of Australia in 1972 to 1975, until he was sacked by the Governor-General, precipitating a constitutional crisis. His full name is "Edward Gough Whitlam"; Gough is prounounced "Goff". Whitlam is the only Australian Prime Minister to ever have been removed from office by the Governor-General. The opposition Liberal Party, which controlled the upper house of the [Australian Parliament]? (the Senate) blocked supply (refused to pass the budget) in order to try to force an election; Gough Whitlam however refused to budge. The Governor-General proroged Parliament, sacked Gough Whitlam, appointed the opposition leader Malcolm Fraser Prime Minister, and called for new elections.

Edward Gough (pr. Goff) Whitlam (b. 1916) was the Prime Minister of Australia in 1972 to 1975, until he was sacked by the Governor-General, precipitating a constitutional crisis. Whitlam is the only Australian Prime Minister to ever have been removed from office by the Governor-General. The opposition Liberal Party, which controlled the upper house of the [Australian Parliament]? (the Senate) blocked supply (refused to pass the budget) in order to try to force an election; Whitlam however refused to budge. The Governor-General proroged Parliament, sacked Whitlam, appointed the opposition leader Malcolm Fraser Prime Minister, and called for new elections.

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