Government of National Unity (Greece)

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The Government of National Unity (Greece) was the post-occupation coalition administration formed in 1944 that sought to restore democratic governance and reconcile rival political factions after World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coalition government ⓘ
government ⓘ
wartime government ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1944 Government of National Unity ⓘ
Greek Government of National Unity ⓘ
capital Athens ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
endTime 1945-01-03 ⓘ
followedBy Varkiza Agreement transitional arrangements ⓘ
linked to: Varkiza Agreement
formedAfter end of Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ
formedIn Cairo Conference (1944) ⓘ
linked to: Cairo Conference
hadCabinetMember Ioannis Sofianopoulos ⓘ
Nikolaos Plastiras ⓘ
Panagiotis Kanellopoulos ⓘ
headOfGovernment Georgios Papandreou ⓘ
historicalSignificance attempted broad-based coalition including communists and monarchists ⓘ
marked transition from occupation to civil conflict in Greece ⓘ
includedParty Communist Party of Greece (KKE) ⓘ
Liberal Party (Greece) ⓘ
National Liberation Front (EAM) ⓘ
conservative parties ⓘ
monarchist representatives ⓘ
jurisdiction Kingdom of Greece ⓘ
keyEventDuringTerm Dekemvriana (December events) 1944 ⓘ
linked to: Dekemvriana
legislativeTerm post-occupation transitional period ⓘ
mainOpposition EAM-ELAS (after breakdown of cooperation) ⓘ
politicalContext Greek Civil War (prelude) ⓘ
linked to: Greek Civil War

Greek Resistance ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
politicalIdeology centrism ⓘ
liberalism ⓘ
precededBy Greek government-in-exile ⓘ
purpose manage transition from Axis occupation to peace ⓘ
reconcile rival political factions ⓘ
restore democratic governance in Greece ⓘ
reasonForDissolution breakdown of cooperation with EAM-ELAS ⓘ
political crisis following Dekemvriana ⓘ
restoredInstitution monarchy in Greece ⓘ
parliamentary system in Greece ⓘ
signedAgreement Caserta Agreement (1944) ⓘ
Lebanon Charter (1944) ⓘ
startTime 1944-09-03 ⓘ
stateHead George II of Greece ⓘ
supportedBy United Kingdom ⓘ
Winston Churchill ⓘ

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Greek government-in-exile → followedBy → Government of National Unity (Greece) ⓘ
Political Committee of National Liberation → replacedBy → Government of National Unity (Greece) ⓘ
Government of National Unity (Greece) → alsoKnownAs → Greek Government of National Unity ⓘ
linked to: Government of National Unity (Greece)
Government of National Unity (Greece) → alsoKnownAs → 1944 Government of National Unity ⓘ
linked to: Government of National Unity (Greece)
Ioannis Sofianopoulos → memberOf → Government of National Unity (Greece) ⓘ