Editing 1946 (section)

===June===
{{Main|June 1946}}
[[File:Allied Victory Parade in London, 1946 H42790.jpg|thumb|upright|Four [[DUKW]] amphibious vehicles taking part in the Victory Parade in [[London]] on 8 June 1946]]
* [[June 1]]
** [[Ion Antonescu]], prime minister and "Conducator" (Leader) of [[Romania]] during World War II, is executed; he was found guilty of betraying the Romanian people for benefits of Germany and sentenced to death by the [[Bucharest People's Tribunal]].
** [[Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu|D'Argenlieu]], French [[High Commissioner]] for [[Indo-China]], recognizes an autonomous "Republic of Cochin-China" in violation of the [[March 6]] [[Ho–Sainteny agreement]], opening the way for conflict between the [[Viet Minh]] and France.<ref>{{cite book |first=Fredrik |last=Logevall |author-link=Fredrik Logevall |title=[[Embers of War]] |publisher=[[Random House]] |year=2013 |page=136 |isbn=978-0375756474}}</ref>
* [[June 2]] – [[1946 Italian institutional referendum]]: Italians vote to turn Italy from a [[monarchy]] into a [[republic]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Monarchy Voted Out; Italian King Leaving|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal|date=1946-06-05|page=1}}</ref> In the simultaneous [[1946 Italian general election]], the first since the end of World War II and also the first in which women are allowed to vote, the [[Christian Democracy (Italy)|Christian Democracy]] party, led by Prime Minister [[Alcide De Gasperi]], wins most seats in the [[Constituent Assembly of Italy]] and forms a coalition government.<ref>{{cite book|first=Guillermo A.|last=O'Donnell|display-authors=etal|title=Transitions from Authoritarian Rule: Southern Europe|publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press|location=Baltimore, Md|year=1986|page=63}}</ref> Christian Democracy leads the Italian government continuously until 1981.
* [[June 3]] – [[Interpol]] is re-founded; the [[telegraphic address]] "Interpol" is adopted.
* [[June 8]] – In [[Indonesia]], [[Sukarno]] incites his supporters to fight Dutch colonial occupation.
* [[June 9]] – In [[Thailand]], King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]] (Rama IX) accedes to the throne after the death of his elder brother, King [[Ananda Mahidol]] (Rama VIII). He will reign until his death on [[October 13]], [[2016]].
* [[June 10]] – Italy is declared a [[republic]].
* [[June 13]] – [[Umberto II of Italy]] leaves the country and goes into exile in Portugal; [[Alcide De Gasperi]] becomes [[head of state]].
* [[June 14]] – The [[Baruch Plan]] is proposed to the United Nations.
* [[June 17]] – Formal ratification of the [[Treaty of London (1946)|Treaty of London]] grants independence to the [[Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan]].
* [[June 23]]
** The 7.5 {{M|w}} [[1946 Vancouver Island earthquake|Vancouver Island earthquake]] affects the island, with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of VIII (''Severe''). Two people are killed.
** [[1946 French India municipal election]]: The [[National Democratic Front (French India)|National Democratic Front]] wins a landslide victory. 
* [[June 25]] – The [[International Bank for Reconstruction and Development]] (IBRD) (World Bank) begins operations.
* [[June 30]] – The [[War Relocation Authority]], which has administered the [[internment of Japanese Americans]], is abolished.