1922 Greek coup
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The 11 September 1922 Coup (Greek: Κίνημα της 11ης Σεπτεμβρίου 1922[1]) was an uprising by the Greek army and navy against the government in Athens.[2] The coup took place on 24 September 1922, although the date was "11 September" on the Julian calendar still in use at the time in Greece.
History
The Greek Army had
Greek monarchy was abolished and the Second Hellenic Republic
established.
The defeat of the Greek forces in Anatolia had alarmed the people and caused them to ask for the punishment of those responsible for the defeat. The government of Petros Protopapadakis resigned and on 28 August, the new government headed by Nikolaos Triantafyllakos.
On 11 September a revolution was declared, with the formation of a Revolutionary Committee headed by Colonel
Eastern Thrace
.
On 13 September, the ships with the Greek army arrived in
Theodoros Pangalos was making to take advantage of the situation and take control of the government. Soon a new government was formed, with Sotirios Krokidas
as chairman.
See also
Notes
- Old Style.
- ^ Στέφανος Παπαγεωργίου (18 September 2016). "Το κίνημα Ν. Πλαστήρα - Στ. Γονατά τον Σεπτέμβριο 1922 (Plastiras -Gonatas coup at September 11, 1922)". εφημ. Ελευθερία.
References
- Nikos Alivizatos, Oi politikoi thesmoi se krisi (1922-1974), Themelio, 1983, p. 44.