Greek monarchy referendum of 1946

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The Greek monarchy referendum of 1946 was a post–World War II plebiscite in which Greek voters were asked to decide on the restoration of King George II and the monarchy amid intense political polarization and the onset of the Greek Civil War.

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instanceOf national referendum ⓘ
plebiscite ⓘ
referendum ⓘ
after World War II ⓘ
allegations electoral fraud ⓘ
intimidation of voters ⓘ
comparedTo Greek monarchy referendum of 1935 ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Kingdom of Greece ⓘ
date 1 September 1946 ⓘ
during Greek Civil War ⓘ
electorate Greek voters ⓘ
followedBy reign of King George II after World War II ⓘ
succession of King Paul of Greece ⓘ
follows abolition of the Greek monarchy in 1924 ⓘ
historicalSignificance key event in shaping postwar Greek political system ⓘ
language Greek ⓘ
legalForm popular vote ⓘ
location Greece ⓘ
longTermOutcome continuation of the monarchy until 1973–1974 ⓘ
mainAntiMonarchyForce Communist Party of Greece ⓘ
mainAntiMonarchyParty Liberal Party (Greece) ⓘ
mainProMonarchyParty People's Party (Greece) ⓘ
monarchHouse House of Glücksburg ⓘ
monarchInQuestion George II of Greece ⓘ
noVoteFor establishment of a republic ⓘ
organizedBy Greek government ⓘ
partOf history of the Greek monarchy ⓘ
political history of Greece ⓘ
politicalContext emergence of the Greek Civil War ⓘ
intense political polarization ⓘ
previousEvent Greek legislative election of 1946 ⓘ
Greek monarchy referendum of 1924 ⓘ
relatedEvent Caserta Agreement ⓘ
Dekemvriana ⓘ
Greek Civil War ⓘ
Lebanon Conference (1944) ⓘ
Varkiza Agreement ⓘ
result King George II returned to the throne ⓘ
monarchy restored in Greece ⓘ
resultType victory for the monarchist camp ⓘ
subjectOfVote continuation of the monarchy in Greece ⓘ
restoration of King George II ⓘ
topic restoration of the Greek monarchy ⓘ
return of King George II of Greece ⓘ
typeOfQuestion constitutional question ⓘ
votingSystem popular referendum ⓘ
year 1946 ⓘ
yesVoteFor restoration of the monarchy ⓘ

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Varkiza Agreement → followedBy → Greek monarchy referendum of 1946 ⓘ