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The monarchy of Greece was created by the London Conference of 1832 at which the First Hellenic Republic was abolished. [citation needed] The Greek crown was originally offered to Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha but he declined, later being elected the king of the Belgians.
The forms of the Republic were maintained until the final collapse of the junta in July 1974 and the transitional period that followed (i.e. monarchy was not restored), and on 8 December 1974, another referendum was held, in which the Greek people confirmed the abolition of the monarchy, and the establishment of the current Third Hellenic Republic.
Following Greece's independence from the Ottoman Empire (1821–1829) and the establishment of a monarchy in 1832, a coronation ceremony based on Byzantine tradition was contemplated for the newly crowned sovereign, Otto I, and regalia were crafted for the planned event, which was scheduled to take place upon the king's coming of age (1835).
Greece: 1920 Greek referendum: 22 November 1920 monarchy restored - - Constantine I returned to the throne [8] Greece: 1924 Greek republic referendum: 13 April 1924 monarchy abolished 69.98 30.02 On 25 March 1924 the Second Hellenic Republic was proclaimed [9] Greece: 1935 Greek monarchy referendum: 3 November 1935 monarchy restored 2.1 97.9
Following Greece's independence (1821–1829) and the establishment of a monarchy (1822–1832), a coronation ceremony based on Byzantine tradition was contemplated for the newly crowned sovereign, and regalia were crafted for the planned event, which was scheduled to take place upon the king's coming of age (1835).
A military coup d'état restored the monarchy in 1935 and Greece became a kingdom again until 1973. [ note 1 ] [ note 2 ] The kingdom was finally dissolved in the aftermath of a seven-year military dictatorship (1967–1974) and the Third Hellenic Republic was established following a referendum held in 1974.
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Monarchy was abolished in 1974, making the political parties the sole determinants of politics in Greece. Further, 1974 saw the establishment of a new party, the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) under Andreas Papandreou, representing a socialist ideology. For the decades to come, PASOK and New Democracy were the two parties that dominated ...