First National Assembly at Epidaurus

The First National Assembly of Epidaurus (

Greek National Assembly, a national representative political gathering of the Greek revolutionaries.^[1]

History

The assembly opened in December 1821 at Piada (today Nea (New)

revolution against Ottoman rule.^[1]

The majority of the representatives were local notables and clergymen from the

Phanariotes and academics attended. However, a number of prominent revolutionaries, including Alexander Ypsilantis

The first document adopted by the assembly proclaimed the independence of the Greek nation from the Ottoman Empire. The first paragraph was:

It also passed a number of other important documents, including:

The Provisional Regime of Greece (Προσωρινό Πολίτευμα της Ελλάδος), sometimes translated as Temporary Constitution of Greece (more commonly known as the Greek Constitution of 1822), which also included a Declaration of Independence.^[3]^[4]

The Assembly elected a

Alexandros Mavrocordatos

. The executive in turn appointed the first government which had 8 ministries.

The first legislature had 33 members.

Another characteristic of the First National Assembly is the absence of any reference in the Constitution to the

Alexandros Ypsilantis and official representative of the Filiki Eteria

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