Invergordon Mutiny, 1931

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Name (Hebrew)
מרד אינברגורדון, 1931
Name (Latin)
Invergordon Mutiny, 1931
Name (Arabic)
تمرد إنفيرغوردون، 1931
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Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q590776
Library of congress: sh 85067682

Wikipedia description:

The Invergordon Mutiny (Scottish Gaelic: Aramac Inbhir Ghòrdain) was a mutiny by around 1,000 sailors in the British Atlantic Fleet that took place on 15–16 September 1931. For two days the sailors on the ships of the Royal Navy at Invergordon caused a disturbance and refused to take military orders in a dispute over pay. The mutiny caused a panic on the London Stock Exchange and a run on the pound, bringing Britain's economic troubles to a head and forcing it off the Gold Standard on 21 September 1931.

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