Second Hellenic Republic

The Second Hellenic Republic was a Greek republic. It existed between 1924 and 1935. The republic was founded after the fall of the Kingdom of Greece.

Hellenic Republic
Ἑλληνικὴ Δημοκρατία
1924–1935
Anthem: «Ύμνος εις την Ελευθερίαν»
Ýmnos eis tin Eleftherían
"Hymn to Liberty"
Locator map of the Hellenic Republic
The Hellenic Republic in 1935
CapitalAthens
Common languagesGreek (Katharevousa had official status, while Demotic was popular)
Religion
Eastern Orthodox Church
GovernmentUnitary parliamentary republic (1924–1925; 1926–1936)
Unitary parliamentary republic under military dictatorship (1925–1926)
President 
 1924–1926
Pavlos Kountouriotis
 1926
Theodoros Pangalos
 1926–1929
Pavlos Kountouriotis
 1929–1935
Alexandros Zaimis
Prime Minister 
 1924 (first)
Alexandros Papanastasiou
 1933–1935 (last)
Panagis Tsaldaris
LegislatureParliament
 Upper house
Senate
 Lower house
Chamber of Deputies
Historical eraInterwar period
 Established
25 March 1924
 Abolished
3 November 1935
Area
[1]130,199 km2 (50,270 sq mi)
Population
 1924[2]
5,924,000
 1928 (census)[2]
6,204,684
 1935[2]
6,839,000
CurrencyGreek drachma
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kingdom of Greece
Kingdom of Greece
Today part ofGreece

References

  1. Statistical Yearbook of Greece–1931, p. 23–24.
  2. Statistical Yearbook of Greece–1936, p. 416.
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