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Events leading to the Polytechnic Uprisng

By cerilloyd1
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    Events leading to the Polytechnic Uprising

  • Royalists return to power.

  • Republicans try and overthrow the Royalists.

  • Republicans try and overthrow the Royalists.

  • KEY EVENT: General John Metxas becomes consitutionally dictator of Greece.

    KEY EVENT: General John Metxas becomes consitutionally dictator of Greece.

    King George allows Metxas to establish a military dictatorship to prevent a communist take over.

  • KEY EVENT: Communist party have majority vote as a result of elections between Royalists and Republicans evenly matched.

  • Mussolini attacks Greece.

  • WW2- Hitler invades Greece.

    WW2- Hitler invades Greece.

  • Greece liberated from German rule. But provisional goverment refuse to disband.

  • KEY EVENT: Civil War.

  • End of civil war, Communists surrender.

  • Democratic elections.

  • King George II return to power.

    King George II return to power.

  • Civil War breaks out again.

  • Communist defeated.

  • Consitution allows woment to vote and run for office (More democratic)

  • Prime Minister Karamanlis resigns.

  • George Papandreou Prime Minister.

  • King consitutionally sack Papandreous.

  • KEY EVENT: DEMOCRACY TO DICTATORSHIP Military Junta seize royal palace.

    KEY EVENT: DEMOCRACY TO DICTATORSHIP Military Junta seize royal palace.

  • KEY EVENT: New elections called for, these NEVER occured

  • KEY EVENT: Parliment dissolved by King Constantine.

  • Military Junta declare Greece a Republic.

  • Polytechnic Uprising.

    Polytechnic Uprising.