Kingdom of Greece Βασίλειον τῆς Ἑλλάδος | |
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1832–1924 1935–1973a | |
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(1863–1973) Coat of arms
(1936–1973) | |
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Capital | |
Largest city | Athens |
Official languages | Greekb |
Religion | Greek Orthodoxy (official)[1] |
Demonym(s) | Greek |
Government | Unitary absolute monarchy (1832–1844) Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
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King | |
• 1832–1862 (first) | Otto |
• 1964–1973 (last) | Constantine II |
Prime Minister | |
• 1833 (first) | Spyridon Trikoupis |
• 1967–1973 (last) | Georgios Papadopoulos |
Legislature | None (rule by decree) (1832–1844) Parliament (1843–1924; 1935–1941; 1944–1973) |
Senate (1844–1864) | |
Chamber of Deputies (1844–1863) | |
Historical era | Modern |
30 August 1832 | |
3 September 1843 | |
23 October 1862 | |
28 August 1909 | |
1912–1913 | |
1915–1917 | |
1919–1922 | |
1924–1935 | |
1936–1941 | |
1941–1944 | |
1943–1949 | |
25 October 1945 | |
21 April 1967 | |
1 June 1973 | |
Currency | Greek drachma (₯) |
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- ^ A. Macaluso, Laura (2019). Monument Culture: International Perspectives on the Future of Monuments in a Changing World. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 123. ISBN 9781538114162.