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Kingdom of Greece

period of Greek statehood from 1832 to 1924 and 1935 to 1973

11 dated entries naming Kingdom of Greece, drawn from 10 separate years between 1832 CE and 1953 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as Kingdom of Greece (Glücksburg), Kingdom of Greece (Wittelsbach) in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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19th century

  • 1832May 7 – The Treaty of London creates an independent Kingdom of Greece. Otto of Wittelsbach, Prince of Bavaria, is chosen King; thus begins the history of modern Greece.source
  • 1864May 2 – Under terms of the Treaty of London, the United Kingdom voluntarily cedes control of the United States of the Ionian Islands to the Kingdom of Greece.source

20th century

  • 1912December 3 – Bulgaria, Montenegro, and Serbia (the Balkan League, but not Greece) sign an armistice with the Ottoman Empire at Çatalca, temporarily halting the First Balkan War after 2 months. (The armistice will expire on February 3, 1913, and hostilities will resume.)source
  • 1913March 4–6 – First Balkan War: Battle of Bizani – Forces of the Kingdom of Greece capture the forts of Bizani (covering the approaches to Ioannina) from the Ottoman Empire.source
  • 1913December 1 – Crete, having obtained self rule from Turkey after the First Balkan War, is annexed by Greece.source
  • 1915October 15 – WWI: Serbian Campaign – Austria-Hungary invades the Kingdom of Serbia. Bulgaria enters the war, also invading Serbia. The Serbian First Army retreats towards Greece.source
  • 1916December 1 – An armed confrontation in Athens between the Kingdom of Greece and the Allied Powers, arising from a dispute over Greece's neutrality in World War I, followed by reprisals and riots against Greek supporters of the Allies marking the height of the National Schism.source
  • 1920March 18 – Greece begins using the Gregorian calendar.source
  • 1923July 24 – The Treaty of Lausanne (1923), settling the boundaries of the modern Republic of Turkey, is signed in Switzerland by Greece, Bulgaria and other countries that fought in the First World War, bringing an end to the Ottoman Empire after 624 years.source
  • 1940November 2–8 – WWII: Greco-Italian War – Battle of Elaia–Kalamas in Epirus: Outnumbered Greek forces repel the Italian Army.source
  • 1953February 28 – Greece, Turkey, and Yugoslavia sign the Balkan Pact.source

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