1973 Greek republic referendum

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The 1973 Greek republic referendum was a controversial plebiscite organized under the military junta to abolish the monarchy and establish a presidential republic in Greece.

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instanceOf plebiscite ⓘ
referendum ⓘ
abolishedOffice King of the Hellenes ⓘ
affectedPerson Constantine II of Greece ⓘ
ballotQuestionTopic form of the state in Greece ⓘ
characterization controversial ⓘ
held under authoritarian rule ⓘ
widely considered unfair ⓘ
constitutionalChange abolition of the monarchy in Greece ⓘ
creation of a presidential republic ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
date 1973-07-29 ⓘ
democraticLegitimacy disputed ⓘ
electoralIntegrityAssessment not free and fair ⓘ
electorateType universal suffrage (formally) ⓘ
endTime 1973-07-29 ⓘ
followedBy 1974 Greek republic referendum ⓘ
governmentTypeEstablished presidential republic ⓘ
hasEffect transition from monarchy to republic in 1973 ⓘ
headOfGovernmentAtTime Georgios Papadopoulos ⓘ
historicalPeriod Cold War ⓘ
introducedOffice President of the Hellenic Republic ⓘ
language Greek ⓘ
legalBasis 1973 Constitution of Greece ⓘ
location Greece ⓘ
organizedBy Greek military junta ⓘ
Regime of the Colonels ⓘ
partOf Greek military junta period ⓘ
politicalContext Regime of the Colonels ⓘ
precededBy Greek monarchy ⓘ
purpose abolition of the Greek monarchy ⓘ
establishment of a presidential republic in Greece ⓘ
region Hellenic Republic ⓘ
linked to: Greece
relatedEvent 1967 Greek military coup d'état ⓘ
1974 metapolitefsi in Greece ⓘ
result King Constantine II deposed as head of state ⓘ
monarchy abolished ⓘ
presidential republic approved ⓘ
startTime 1973-07-29 ⓘ
subjectOf historical analysis of Greek constitutional history ⓘ
voterTurnout 75.0% ⓘ
votingResultNoPercentage 21.57% ⓘ
votingResultYesPercentage 78.43% ⓘ
year 1973 ⓘ

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Greek military junta of 1967–1974 → heldReferendum → 1973 Greek republic referendum ⓘ