Michael Pedersen Friis (October 22 1857 – April 24 1944) was Prime Minister of Denmark April 5 1920 to May 5 1920. His cabinet was called the Cabinet of M.P. Friis.M.P. Friis was a journalist and an official and 1911-1923 he was the public trustee of Denmark. On 29 March King Christian X had dismissed Prime Minister Carl Theodor Zahle and replaced him with Otto Liebe but this use of power by the king triggered the Easter Crisis of 1920 and Otto Liebe resigned 5 days later.
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