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Kingdom of Greece (Glücksburg)

Kingdom of Greece
Βασίλειον τῆς Ἑλλάδος
1832–1924
1935–1973
Motto
Ἐλευθερία ἢ Θάνατος
"Freedom or Death"
Anthem
Ὕμνος εἰς τὴν Ἐλευθερίαν
"Hymn to Freedom"
The Kingdom of Greece in 1973.
Capital
Languages Greek
Religion Eastern Orthodox Church
Government
King
 •  1832–1862 Otto
 •  1863–1913 George I
 •  1913–1917 Constantine I
 •  1935–1947 George II
 •  1947–1964 Paul
 •  1964–1973 Constantine II
Prime Minister
 •  1833 Spyridon Trikoupis
 •  1875 Charilaos Trikoupis
 •  1910–1915 Eleftherios Venizelos
 •  1936–1941 Ioannis Metaxas
 •  1964–1965 Georgios Papandreou
 •  1967–1973 Georgios Papadopoulos
Historical era Modern
 •  London Protocol 30 August 1832
 •  Constitution granted 3 September 1843
 •  Second Republic 25 March 1924
 •  Monarchy restored 3 November 1935
 •  Axis occupation April 1941–October 1944
 •  Admitted to the United Nations 25 October 1945
 •  Military Junta 21 April 1967
 •  Abolishment by Papadopoulos 1 July 1973
Area
 •  1920 173,779 km2 (67,096 sq mi)
 •  1973 131,990 km2 (50,960 sq mi)
Population
 •  1920 est. 7,156,000 
 •  1971 est. 8,768,372 
Currency Greek drachma
Preceded by
Succeeded by
First Hellenic Republic
United States of the Ionian Islands
Principality of Samos
Second Hellenic Republic
Free State of Ikaria
Cretan State
Italian Islands of the Aegean
Hellenic State (1941–1944)
Second Hellenic Republic
Hellenic State (1941–1944)
Greek military junta of 1967–1974
Today part of  Greece

The Kingdom of Greece (Greek: Βασίλειον τῆς Ἑλλάδος [vaˈsiliɔn ˈtis ɛˈlaðɔs]) was a state established in 1832 at the Convention of London by the Great Powers (the United Kingdom, Kingdom of France and the Russian Empire). It was internationally recognised by the Treaty of Constantinople, where it also secured full independence from the Ottoman Empire. This event also marked the birth of the first fully independent Greek state since the fall of the Byzantine Empire to the Ottomans in the mid-15th century.

The Kingdom succeeded from the Greek provisional governments after the Greek War of Independence, and lasted until 1924. In 1924 the monarchy was abolished, and the Second Hellenic Republic was established, after Greece's defeat by Turkey in the Asia Minor Campaign. It lasted until 1935, when it was overthrown by a military coup d'état which restored the monarchy. The restored Kingdom of Greece lasted from 1935 to 1973. The Kingdom was again dissolved in the aftermath of the seven-year military dictatorship (1967–1974), and the Third Republic, the current Greek state, came to be, after a popular referendum.


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