Political Committee of National Liberation (PEEA)

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The Political Committee of National Liberation (PEEA) was the wartime provisional government established by the Greek resistance movement during World War II to administer liberated areas and coordinate the struggle against Axis occupation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf provisional government ⓘ
wartime government ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Government of the Mountain ⓘ
Mountain Government ⓘ
appliesToPart liberated areas of Greece ⓘ
conflict Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
countryInConflict Kingdom of Greece ⓘ
dissolved 1945 ⓘ
spring 1945 ⓘ
foundedBy Greek resistance movement ⓘ
National Liberation Front (EAM) ⓘ
governmentType coalition government ⓘ
hasPoliticalPosition support for popular democracy ⓘ
support for social reforms in wartime Greece ⓘ
headquarters Free Greek territory ⓘ
mountainous regions of central Greece ⓘ
historicalPeriod Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ
ideology anti-fascism ⓘ
left-wing politics ⓘ
inception 10 March 1944 ⓘ
1944 ⓘ
jurisdiction areas of Greece liberated by the resistance ⓘ
language Greek ⓘ
leaderTitle Commissioner for Foreign Affairs ⓘ
President ⓘ
legislativeBody National Council (PEEA) ⓘ
militaryBranch Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) ⓘ
nativeName Πολιτική Επιτροπή Εθνικής Απελευθέρωσης ⓘ
opposedBy Axis occupation authorities in Greece ⓘ
collaborationist government in Athens ⓘ
parentOrganization National Liberation Front (EAM) ⓘ
partOf Greek Resistance ⓘ
purpose administer liberated areas of Greece ⓘ
coordinate the struggle against Axis occupation ⓘ
replacedBy Government of National Unity (Greece) ⓘ
shortName PEEA ⓘ
significantEvent establishment of the National Council elections in 1944 ⓘ
significantRole provided civil administration in areas controlled by ELAS ⓘ
served as rival authority to the royal government-in-exile ⓘ
territoryClaimed all of Greece ⓘ

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EAM (National Liberation Front) → created → Political Committee of National Liberation (PEEA) ⓘ
Political Committee of National Liberation → nativeName → Πολιτική Επιτροπή Εθνικής Απελευθέρωσης ⓘ
linked to: Political Committee of National Liberation (PEEA)