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55: 862: 465: 848: 54: 718:, the army was purged of Venizelist and republican officers, and the return of the monarchy became inevitable. On 10 October 1935, the chiefs of the Armed Forces overthrew the government of 583:, who had previously been in Russia's diplomatic service, as Governor of Greece for a term of seven years. He arrived in Greece in January 1828 and established the 800:
After the fall of the regime and the return to civilian rule in August 1974 however, the legal and constitutional acts of the Junta were deemed invalid, and a new
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was asked by the parliament to leave Greece so the nation could decide what form of government it should adopt. In 1924, the Republic was proclaimed and
552:. In the first stages of the uprising, various areas elected their own regional governing councils. These were replaced by central administration at the 680:. Kountouriotis was reinstated and reelected to the office in 1929, but was forced to resign for health reasons later that year. He was succeeded by 436: 493: 361: 672:, an Admiral and supporter of Venizelos who resigned after a coup d'état in 1925. He was succeeded by the coup's leader General 658: 895: 875: 824:δημοκρατία can be translated both ways). This constitution, revised in 1985, 2001, 2008 and 2019, is still in force today. 553: 711: 704: 587:, ruling with quasi-dictatorial powers. He was assassinated by political rivals in 1831 and was succeeded by his brother, 257: 576: 793:. The Republic was maintained, but was nothing more than a façade for the military regime until August 1974, when the 905: 890: 565: 900: 700: 519: 431: 411: 801: 766: 486: 357: 416: 673: 649:, had struggled over control of the country from 1915 to his death and the country was sorely divided (see 790: 794: 770: 696: 557: 479: 451: 34: 638: 549: 353: 299: 612: 548:) is a historiographic term used for a series of councils and "Provisional Governments" during the 515: 335: 283: 742: 642: 588: 561: 531: 518:: from 1822 until 1832; from 1924 until 1935; and from 1974 through to the present. See also the 389: 308: 195: 811: 805: 759: 723: 662: 569: 16:
This article is about the Hellenic or Greek Republics in the 19th and 20th centuries. For the
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Despite a period of stability and relative prosperity under the last government of
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were severely felt, and political instability returned. Although the opposition
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on 11 November which resulted in the return of King George II to the country.
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was held on 8 December 1974, which finally abolished the monarchy. A new
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which had controlled Greece since the coup d'état of 21 April 1967.
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followed, while Greece was threatened with collapse due to
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to abolish the monarchy on 29 July 1973, and passed a new
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Hellenic Parliament – Constitutional History of Greece
525: 843: 808:, promulgated on 11 June 1975, declared Greece a 668:The first President of the Hellenic Republic was 882: 758:(Greek, "regime change"), after the end of the 714:in March 1935, which was suppressed by General 653:). King Constantine was succeeded by his son, 487: 785:was ended by the hardliners under Brigadier 703:caused fears of a return to the monarchy. A 556:in early 1822, which also adopted the first 781:as president). This short-lived attempt at 645:in 1923. The king and his chief opponent, 494: 480: 883: 730:Third Hellenic Republic (1974–present) 641:and the subsequent exile and death of 707:was launched but quickly suppressed. 765:The Junta had already held a staged 607:Second Hellenic Republic (1924–1935) 554:First National Assembly of Epidaurus 526:First Hellenic Republic (1822–1832) 13: 797:led to the collapse of the Junta. 754:) was declared in 1974 during the 710:Following the outbreak of another 577:Third National Assembly at Troezen 14: 917: 839: 691:in 1928–1932, the effects of the 599:and selected the Bavarian Prince 860: 846: 520:constitutional history of Greece 508:history of the Hellenic Republic 463: 53: 1: 134: 118: 102: 777:republic (with junta leader 7: 896:Political history of Greece 827: 791:Athens Polytechnic uprising 10: 922: 795:Turkish invasion of Cyprus 783:controlled democratization 733: 610: 529: 15: 751: 639:September 1922 Revolution 626: 550:Greek War of Independence 545: 225:Frankish and Latin states 906:Second Hellenic Republic 891:History of modern Greece 712:Venizelist-inspired coup 619:Second Hellenic Republic 613:Second Hellenic Republic 516:modern history of Greece 336:Second Hellenic Republic 901:Republicanism in Greece 743:Third Hellenic Republic 663:confirmed by plebiscite 657:, who in the wake of a 589:Augustinos Kapodistrias 538:First Hellenic Republic 532:First Hellenic Republic 390:Third Hellenic Republic 358:Collaborationist regime 309:First Hellenic Republic 258:Venetian Ionian Islands 760:Regime of the Colonels 752:Γʹ Ελληνική Δημοκρατία 627:Βʹ Ελληνική Δημοκρατία 546:Αʹ Ελληνική Δημοκρατία 321:(1832-1924, 1935-1973) 779:Georgios Papadopoulos 689:Eleftherios Venizelos 647:Eleftherios Venizelos 568:and the victories of 773:which established a 701:March 1933 elections 678:War of the Stray Dog 670:Pavlos Kountouriotis 659:failed royalist coup 581:Ioannis Kapodistrias 345:4th of August Regime 291:Septinsular Republic 787:Dimitrios Ioannides 635:Asia Minor Disaster 562:National Assemblies 300:War of Independence 242:Early modern Greece 92:Helladic chronology 834:Athenian democracy 674:Theodoros Pangalos 643:King Constantine I 620: 595:declared Greece a 591:until in 1832 the 558:Greek Constitution 539: 510:constitutes three 187:Hellenistic Greece 22:Athenian democracy 720:Panagis Tsaldaris 716:Georgios Kondylis 682:Alexandros Zaimis 618: 537: 504: 503: 470:Greece portal 394: 385: 376: 367: 349: 340: 331: 322: 318:Kingdom of Greece 313: 304: 295: 271: 262: 253: 229: 200: 191: 182: 173: 164: 141: 125: 109: 913: 870: 865: 864: 863: 856: 851: 850: 849: 753: 693:Great Depression 628: 603:to be its king. 547: 496: 489: 482: 468: 467: 466: 406:History by topic 392: 383: 374: 365: 347: 338: 329: 320: 311: 302: 293: 269: 260: 251: 227: 219:Byzantine Greece 198: 189: 180: 178:Classical Greece 171: 163:(1100 BC–750 BC) 162: 139: 138: 1750–1050 136: 132: 123: 122: 3100–1100 120: 116: 107: 106: 3100–1000 104: 100: 85:Greek Bronze Age 65:Neolithic Greece 57: 47: 29: 28: 921: 920: 916: 915: 914: 912: 911: 910: 881: 880: 866: 861: 859: 852: 847: 845: 842: 830: 738: 732: 705:Venizelist coup 651:National Schism 615: 609: 579:selected Count 534: 528: 514:periods in the 500: 464: 462: 457: 456: 407: 399: 398: 395: 386: 377: 368: 354:Axis occupation 350: 341: 332: 327:National Schism 323: 314: 305: 296: 286: 276: 275: 272: 263: 254: 244: 234: 233: 230: 221: 214: 212:Medieval Greece 204: 203: 199:(146 BC–330 AD) 192: 183: 181:(500 BC–323 BC) 174: 172:(800 BC–480 BC) 165: 160:Greek Dark Ages 155: 145: 144: 137: 126: 121: 110: 105: 94: 87: 77: 76: 67: 45: 38: 25: 12: 11: 5: 919: 909: 908: 903: 898: 893: 879: 878: 872: 871: 857: 854:History portal 841: 840:External links 838: 837: 836: 829: 826: 731: 728: 697:People's Party 655:King George II 611:Main article: 608: 605: 585:Hellenic State 560:. 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Index

Ancient Greece
Athenian democracy
a series
History of Greece
Map of Greece, drawn in 1791 by William Faden, at the scale of 1,350,000
Neolithic Greece
Pelasgians
Greek Bronze Age
Helladic chronology
Cycladic
Minoan
Mycenean
Ancient Greece
Greek Dark Ages
Archaic Greece
Classical Greece
Hellenistic Greece
Roman Greece
Medieval Greece
Byzantine Greece
Frankish and Latin states
Early modern Greece
Venetian Crete
Venetian Ionian Islands
Ottoman Greece
Modern Greece
Septinsular Republic
War of Independence
First Hellenic Republic
Kingdom of Greece

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