The nations of Germany and the United States
The closest one is the last one. He can veto bills that he doesn't like. That means it has to go back to both houses. They can re-submit it with a 2/3 majority and his veto can be overridden and it becomes law without his consent.
General John Burgoyne was the General who surrendered, hopefully that works :)
It was during World War 2 and it intensified during the Vietnam War