Political crisis of 1965 in Greece

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The Political crisis of 1965 in Greece was a major constitutional and governmental upheaval marked by the dismissal of Prime Minister Georgios Papandreou, triggering a prolonged period of political instability that paved the way for the 1967 military junta.

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instanceOf constitutional crisis ⓘ
government crisis ⓘ
political crisis ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Apostasia of 1965 ⓘ
Iouliana ⓘ
conflictType conflict between monarchy and elected government ⓘ
constitutionalIssue interpretation of royal prerogatives under the Greek constitution ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
field politics of Greece ⓘ
governmentTypeAffected parliamentary monarchy ⓘ
hasCause dismissal of Prime Minister Georgios Papandreou ⓘ
hasEffect paving the way for the 1967 Greek military junta ⓘ
prolonged political instability in Greece ⓘ
weakening of parliamentary democracy in Greece ⓘ
historicalContext Cold War ⓘ
ideologicalContext struggle between royalist and centrist forces in Greece ⓘ
issue control of the Ministry of National Defence ⓘ
role of the King in appointing and dismissing governments ⓘ
mainLocation Athens ⓘ
monarchInvolved King Constantine II of Greece ⓘ
partOf history of modern Greece ⓘ
politicalPartyInvolved Centre Union ⓘ
National Radical Union ⓘ
United Democratic Left ⓘ
precedes Greek military junta of 1967–1974 ⓘ
primeMinisterDismissed Georgios Papandreou ⓘ
relatedEvent Greek military junta of 1967–1974 ⓘ
relatedPerson Andreas Papandreou ⓘ
Georgios Papandreou ⓘ
King Constantine II of Greece ⓘ
result erosion of public trust in political institutions ⓘ
series of short‑lived governments ⓘ
significance contributed to conditions enabling authoritarian rule in Greece ⓘ
key turning point in modern Greek political history ⓘ
socialImpact mass demonstrations and public protests in Greece ⓘ
startDate 1965 ⓘ
timePeriod 1965–1967 ⓘ

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Georgios Papandreou → notableEvent → Political crisis of 1965 in Greece ⓘ