However, it failed to live up to its promise to bring the troops back home and became more entangled in Asia Minor than their Liberal Party predecessors. To complicate matters further, after the death of King Alexander on October 25, 1920, it brought back exiled Constantine I which cost Greece the support of her former Entente Allies. Defeat in the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922) and the subsequent Asia Minor disaster put an end to its rule as Greek military leaders overthrew the government they viewed as responsible for the national catastrophe.
Its leaders, including Dimitrios Gounaris, were executed after a short trial and the party suffered great losses in the following elections. Nevertheless, it returned to power, in 1933 under the leadership of Panagis Tsaldaris[2] and in 1935 played a leading part in the restoration of monarchy with the return of King George II.
The People's party remained the dominant power of the right until 1950, but, in 1951, the Greek Rally of retired General Alexandros Papagos swept the election. A number of prominent Populists, including future Prime Minister Constantine Karamanlis, defected to the new party.
Relegated to the margins of Greek politics, the once-proud party fought an election for the last time in 1958. It was then dissolved by its last leader, Konstantinos Tsaldaris. The bulk of its supporters had already joined Karamanlis' National Radical Union, the successor of the Greek Rally.
Referencesedit
^Roudometof, Victor (2002), Collective Memory, National Identity, and Ethnic Conflict: Greece, Bulgaria, and the Macedonian Question, Praeger Publishers, p. 98
^Clogg, Richard (1992), A Concise History of Greece (Second ed.), Cambridge University Press, p. 115
^Clogg, Richard (1992), A Concise History of Greece (Second ed.), Cambridge University Press, p. 135
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people, party, greece, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, people, party, greece, news, newspapers, book. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources People s Party Greece news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The People s Party or Populist Party Greek Laikὸn Komma romanized Laikon Komma was a conservative and pro monarchist Greek political party founded by Dimitrios Gounaris the main political rival of Eleftherios Venizelos and his Liberal Party The party existed from 1920 until 1958 People s Party Laikὸn KommaFounderDimitrios GounarisFounded1920Dissolved1958Preceded byNationalist PartyMerged intoNational Radical UnionIdeologyMonarchism 1 ConservatismAnti VenizelismPolitical positionRight wingColours BluePolitics of GreecePolitical partiesElectionsHistory editGounaris founded the party out of the Nationalist Party in October 1920 after his return from exile in Corsica Gounaris and his parliamentary candidates campaigned for the withdrawal of the Hellenic Army from Asia Minor which it occupied under the terms of the Treaty of Sevres in the aftermath of World War I The party was triumphant in the 1920 Greek general election and formed successive governments under Gounaris Nikolaos Stratos and Petros Protopapadakis However it failed to live up to its promise to bring the troops back home and became more entangled in Asia Minor than their Liberal Party predecessors To complicate matters further after the death of King Alexander on October 25 1920 it brought back exiled Constantine I which cost Greece the support of her former Entente Allies Defeat in the Greco Turkish War 1919 1922 and the subsequent Asia Minor disaster put an end to its rule as Greek military leaders overthrew the government they viewed as responsible for the national catastrophe Its leaders including Dimitrios Gounaris were executed after a short trial and the party suffered great losses in the following elections Nevertheless it returned to power in 1933 under the leadership of Panagis Tsaldaris 2 and in 1935 played a leading part in the restoration of monarchy with the return of King George II After Panagis Tsaldaris s death in 1936 Konstantinos Tsaldaris led the party and in the legislative elections of 1946 it achieved a huge victory 3 The party supported the restoration of George II in the plebiscite of 1946 during a period of fierce civil conflict Nevertheless Konstantinos Tsaldaris resigned in order that a government of national unity centre liberals and conservatives could be formed under the leadership of the Liberal politician Themistoklis Sophoulis This government with the participation of both the People s Party and the Liberal Party led the country during the civil war The People s party remained the dominant power of the right until 1950 but in 1951 the Greek Rally of retired General Alexandros Papagos swept the election A number of prominent Populists including future Prime Minister Constantine Karamanlis defected to the new party Relegated to the margins of Greek politics the once proud party fought an election for the last time in 1958 It was then dissolved by its last leader Konstantinos Tsaldaris The bulk of its supporters had already joined Karamanlis National Radical Union the successor of the Greek Rally References edit Roudometof Victor 2002 Collective Memory National Identity and Ethnic Conflict Greece Bulgaria and the Macedonian Question Praeger Publishers p 98 Clogg Richard 1992 A Concise History of Greece Second ed Cambridge University Press p 115 Clogg Richard 1992 A Concise History of Greece Second ed Cambridge University Press p 135 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title People 27s Party Greece amp oldid 1151566001, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
