Oliver Cromwell dissolved the Rump Parliament in England on April 20, 1653 due to frustration over its failure to pass reforms. This action effectively ended the initial Commonwealth phase and started the Protectorate, a period of military dictatorship starting in December 1653 with Cromwell as Lord Protector.
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