Second Hellenic Republic
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The Second Hellenic Republic was a Greek republic. It existed between 1924 and 1935. The republic was founded after the fall of the Kingdom of Greece.
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Hellenic Republic Ἑλληνικὴ Δημοκρατία | |||||||||
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1924–1935 | |||||||||
Anthem: «Ύμνος εις την Ελευθερίαν» Ýmnos eis tin Eleftherían "Hymn to Liberty" | |||||||||
Capital | Athens | ||||||||
Common languages | Greek (Katharevousa had official status, while Demotic was popular) | ||||||||
Religion | Eastern Orthodox Church | ||||||||
Government | Unitary parliamentary republic (1924–1925; 1926–1936) Unitary parliamentary republic under military dictatorship (1925–1926) | ||||||||
President | |||||||||
• 1924–1926 | Pavlos Kountouriotis | ||||||||
• 1926 | Theodoros Pangalos | ||||||||
• 1926–1929 | Pavlos Kountouriotis | ||||||||
• 1929–1935 | Alexandros Zaimis | ||||||||
Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1924 (first) | Alexandros Papanastasiou | ||||||||
• 1933–1935 (last) | Panagis Tsaldaris | ||||||||
Legislature | Parliament | ||||||||
• Upper house | Senate | ||||||||
• Lower house | Chamber of Deputies | ||||||||
Historical era | Interwar period | ||||||||
• Established | 25 March 1924 | ||||||||
• Abolished | 3 November 1935 | ||||||||
Area | |||||||||
[1] | 130,199 km2 (50,270 sq mi) | ||||||||
Population | |||||||||
• 1924[2] | 5,924,000 | ||||||||
• 1928 (census)[2] | 6,204,684 | ||||||||
• 1935[2] | 6,839,000 | ||||||||
Currency | Greek drachma | ||||||||
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Today part of | Greece |
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