Greek National Assembly
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The Greek National Assemblies are representative bodies of the Greek people. During and in the direct aftermath of the Greek War of Independence
(1821–1832), the name was used for the insurgents' proto-parliamentary assemblies. Thereafter, the term has been used for a number of extraordinary assemblies chiefly in regard to changes in the Constitution and the form of government
of Greece.
Greek War of Independence
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between...
(1821–1832), the name was used for the insurgents' proto-parliamentary assemblies. Thereafter, the term has been used for a number of extraordinary assemblies chiefly in regard to changes in the Constitution and the form of government
Constitutional history of Greece
In the modern history of Greece, starting from the Greek War of Independence, the Constitution of 1975/1986/2001 is the last in a series of democratically adopted Constitutions ....
of Greece.
Assemblies of the War of Independence
Their purpose was the drafting of the first constitutions by which the nascent Greek state was to be governed, and elect the parliamentary and executive bodies to lead the struggle for liberation.- First National Assembly of Epidaurus (December 1821 – January 1822), proclaimed Independence, adopted the first provisional constitutionGreek Constitution of 1822The Greek Constitution of 1822 was a document adopted by the First National Assembly of Epidaurus on January 1, 1822. Formally it was the Provisional Regime of Greece , sometimes translated as Temporary Constitution of Greece...
- Second National Assembly at AstrosSecond National Assembly at AstrosThe Second National Assembly at Astros was the second Greek National Assembly, a national representative body of the Greeks who had rebelled against the Ottoman Empire....
(29 March – 18 April 1823), revisedGreek Constitution of 1823Greek Constitution of 1823 is the second constitutional text adopted during the Greek War of Independence, which started in 1821. In the spring of 1823 took place the 2nd National Assembly, which adopted the new constitution, named "Law of Epidauros"...
the Epiraurus constitution - Third National Assembly at Epidaurus (6–16 April 1826), dissolved and reconvened at Ermioni and Aegina
- Third National Assembly at Aegina/Third National Assembly at Ermioni (January–March 1826), both claimed legitimacy, united at the
- Third National Assembly at TroezenThird National Assembly at TroezenThe Third Greek National Assembly at Troezen was convened during the latter stages of the Greek Revolution.- Convening of the Assembly :The long-delayed Third National Assembly was initially convened in April 1826 at Piada, but cut short by the news of the Fall of Missolonghi. Attempts to arrange...
(19 March – 5 May 1827), which adopted a new constitutionGreek Constitution of 1827The Greek Constitution of 1827 was signed and ratified in June 1827 by the Third National Assembly at Troezen during the latter stages of the Greek War of Independence and represented the first major step towards realizing a centralised system of Government pooling together some of the more...
and elected Ioannis KapodistriasIoannis KapodistriasCount Ioannis Antonios Kapodistrias |Academy of Athens]] Critical Observations about the 6th-Grade History Textbook"): "3.2.7. Σελ. 40: Δεν αναφέρεται ότι ο Καποδίστριας ήταν Κερκυραίος ευγενής." "...δύο ιστορικούς της Aκαδημίας κ.κ...
as Governor of Greece for seven years - Fourth National Assembly at ArgosFourth National Assembly at ArgosThe Foutth National Assembly at Argos was a Greek convention which sat at Argos from 11 July to 6 August 1829, during the Greek War of Independence....
(11 July – 6 August 1829), adopted a series of administrative reforms at the suggestion of Kapodistrias - Fifth National Assembly at NafplionFifth National Assembly at NafplionThe Fifth National Assembly of the Greeks convened at Argos on 5 December 1831, before relocating to Nafplion in early 1832.The Assembly, the last of a series of similar conventions of the Greek War of Independence, approved the selection, by the Great Powers, of the Bavarian prince Otto as King...
(5 December 1831 – March 1832), agreed to the election of the Bavarian prince OttoOtto of GreeceOtto, Prince of Bavaria, then Othon, King of Greece was made the first modern King of Greece in 1832 under the Convention of London, whereby Greece became a new independent kingdom under the protection of the Great Powers .The second son of the philhellene King Ludwig I of Bavaria, Otto ascended...
as King of Greece, adopted a new (and in the event never to be implemented) constitution
Assemblies in independent Greece
These were convened decide on issues regarding the form of government and promulgate new constitutions.- Third of September National Assembly of the Greeks at Athens (3 November 1843 – 18 March 1844), convened after the 3 September 1843 Revolution, drafted a new constitutionGreek Constitution of 1844The first constitution of the Kingdom of Greece was the Greek Constitution of 1844. On 3 September 1843, the military garrison of Athens, with the help of citizens, rebelled and demanded from King Otto the concession of a Constitution....
making Greece a constitutional monarchyConstitutional monarchyConstitutional monarchy is a form of government in which a monarch acts as head of state within the parameters of a constitution, whether it be a written, uncodified or blended constitution... - Second National Assembly of the Greeks at Athens (10 December 1862 – October 1864), convened in the aftermath of the ousting of King Otto, it presided over the election of Danish prince George Christian WilliamGeorge I of GreeceGeorge I was King of Greece from 1863 to 1913. Originally a Danish prince, George was only 17 years old when he was elected king by the Greek National Assembly, which had deposed the former king Otto. His nomination was both suggested and supported by the Great Powers...
as King of the Hellenes and the adoption of a new constitutionGreek Constitution of 1864The Second National Assembly of the Hellenes took place in Athens and dealt both with the election of a new sovereign as well as with the drafting of a new Constitution, thereby implementing the transition from constitutional monarchy to a Crowned Democracy.Following the refusal of Prince Alfred... - Third National Assembly of the Greeks at Athens, convened in 1920, lasting until 1922 when it was dissolved in the aftermath of the Asia Minor Disaster
- Fourth National Assembly of the Greeks at Athens, convenedGreek legislative election, 1923After the defeat of the Liberals in 1920, Venizelos left the country, King Constantine I returned and Greece was soundly defeated by the newly-reformed Turkey in the war in Asia Minor. After the death of King Constantine, his eldest son George was proclaimed King George II...
in 1923, abolished the monarchy and declared the Second Hellenic RepublicSecond Hellenic RepublicThe Second Hellenic Republic is the term used to describe the political regime of Greece from 1924 to 1935. It followed from the period of the constitutional monarchy under the monarchs of the House of Glücksburg, and lasted until its overthrow in a military coup d'état which restored the monarchy... - Fifth National Assembly of the Greeks at Athens, convened in October 1935, restored the monarchy and the 1911 constitutionGreek Constitution of 1911The Greek Constitution of 1911 was a major step forward in the constitutional history of Greece. Following the rise to power of Eleftherios Venizelos after the Goudi revolt in 1909, Venizelos set about attempting to reform the state...