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Events leading to the Polytechnic Uprising
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Royalists return to power.
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Republicans try and overthrow the Royalists.
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Republicans try and overthrow the Royalists.
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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.
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Mussolini attacks Greece.
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WW2- Hitler invades Greece.
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Greece liberated from German rule. But provisional goverment refuse to disband.
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KEY EVENT: Civil War.
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End of civil war, Communists surrender.
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Democratic elections.
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King George II return to power.
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Civil War breaks out again.
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Communist defeated.
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Consitution allows woment to vote and run for office (More democratic)
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Prime Minister Karamanlis resigns.
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George Papandreou Prime Minister.
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King consitutionally sack Papandreous.
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KEY EVENT: DEMOCRACY TO DICTATORSHIP Military Junta seize royal palace.
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KEY EVENT: New elections called for, these NEVER occured
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KEY EVENT: Parliment dissolved by King Constantine.
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Military Junta declare Greece a Republic.
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Polytechnic Uprising.
