Populist Party
political party, Greece
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restoration of George II
- In George II
…in exile until the conservative Populist Party, with the support of the army, gained control of the Assembly and declared the restoration of the monarchy in October 1935; a plebiscite, which was most probably manipulated by the prime minister, General Geórgios Kondílis, was held in November in an effort to…
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support of Kondilis
- In Geórgios Kondílis
…a supporter of the conservative Populist Party, serving as minister of war in a Populist government and suppressing a coup d’état initiated at Salonika by Venizélos in March 1935. Kondílis was then the most powerful man in Greece, proceeding both to purge the army and civil service of persons with…
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