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The first independent state to recognise Greek independence was Haiti. [96] Jean-Pierre Boyer, President of Haiti, wrote a letter on 15 January 1822 to four Greek expatriates living in France who had assembled themselves into a committee to seek international support for the Greek revolution. Boyer expressed sympathy for the Greek cause, though ...
In October 1862, King Otto was deposed in a popular revolt, but while the Greek people rejected Otto, they did not seem averse to the concept of monarchy per se. Many Greeks, seeking closer ties to the pre-eminent world power , Great Britain , rallied around the idea that Prince Alfred , the second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert ...
The First Hellenic Republic (Ancient Greek: Αʹ Ελληνική Δημοκρατία) was the provisional Greek state during the Greek Revolution against the Ottoman Empire. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] From 1822 until 1827, it was known as the Provisional Administration of Greece , and between 1827 and 1832, it was known as the Hellenic State .
In accordance with the London Protocol of April 26, 1832, and the London Conference of May 7, 1832, the newly independent Greek state was transformed into a kingdom, [N 1] with Prince Otto of Bavaria assuming the role of head of state. [10] The date of Otto's majority was set for the day of his 20th birthday, and a Regency Council was established.
The Messenian Uprising of 1834 was the first socio-political uprising in modern Greece and the first movement in Greece to demand a constitution. [1] [2] [3] Its main objectives were the reduction of taxation, the abolition of King Otto's Regency, his immediate coronation, and the release of the imprisoned fighters of the 1821 Greek War of Independence.
3 September 1843 Revolution, which forced King Otto to grant Greece its first Constitution; 23 October 1862 Revolution, leading to the departure of King Otto and his queen, first step towards the 1862 Greek head of state referendum which resulted in Prince William of Denmark becoming George I, the King of the Hellenes;
This is a list of the heads of government of the modern Greek state, from its establishment during the Greek Revolution to the present day. Although various official and semi-official appellations were used during the early decades of independent statehood, the title of prime minister has been the formal designation of the office at least since 1843.
Count Ioannis Antonios Kapodistrias (Greek: Κόμης Ιωάννης Αντώνιος Καποδίστριας; [alt 1] c. 10 [3] [4] [5] February 1776 [6] [2] –27 September 1831), sometimes anglicized as John Capodistrias, was a Greek statesman who was one of the most distinguished politicians and diplomats of 19th-century Europe.