1925 Greek coup d'état

1925 Greek coup d’état Greek troops on the streets during the 1925 coup by Pangalos|200px Greek troops in the streets the day the coup occurred. Theodore Pangalos Greece 24–25 June 1925 Theodore Pangalos becomes the dictator of Greece The 1925 Greek coup d’état was a coup in Greece that took place on Thursday, 25 June 1925. It was led by General Theodore Pangalos. He quickly rose to power and by the next day, he became the dictator of Greece. Background In late 1922, the Greco-Turkish War was occurring across Anatolia, and the Burning of Smyrna had caused much political unrest in Greece. Constantine I was forced to resign, and eventually his son George took power of Greece.https://neoskosmos.com/en/2013/09/24/features/the-asia-minor-catastrophe/ The Asia Minor catastrophe September 24, 2013 NEOS KOSMOS Many of the people in Greece were furious that they had lost the war, so they led a revolution in Athens under the leadership of Nikolaos Plastiras, and the revolution was declared as a Revolutionary Committee. Coup On the evening of June 24, Pangalos was informed that his arrest was imminent. He immediately ordered the initiated officers to occupy strategic positions. The movement initially took place in the military hospital, where Colonel Dertilis was detained. At Thessaloniki, the fleet joined the movement, while the battleship Averof was captured by initiated naval officers. Afterwards, Kavala followed. Soon, Thrace and Macedonia were controlled by the movement leaders.Βουρνάς Τάσος https://books.google.com/books?id=dA4vAAAAMAAJ&q=%22%CE%B5%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%83%CF%8D%CE%BD%CE%B7+%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85+%CE%88%CE%B8%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%82%22+1925 Ιστορία της σύγχρονης Ελλάδας: από την έλευση του Βενιζέλου στην Ελλάδα (1909) ως την έκρηξη του Ελληνοϊταλικού πολέμου (1940) 1998 Ekdoseis Patakē 978-960-600-525-1 el References Category:1925 in Greece