Goudi coup
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The Goudi coup was a military coup d'état by a group of military officers that took place on the night of 28 August 1909, at the barracks in Goudi, located on the eastern outskirts of Athens, Greece.
A well-known lithograph depicting Greece triumphantly stepping over a dead, serpent-like monster symbolizing the old party system, with the army (on the left) and the people (on the right) celebrating.
Pavlos Melas in traditional Makedonomakhos costume, by Georgios Jakobides
Eleftherios Venizelos
Stephanos Dragoumis
Venizelism
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Venizelism was one of the major political movements in Greece beginning from the 1910s. The movement first formed under Eleftherios Venizelos in the 1910s and saw a resurgence of support in the 1960s
Goudi coup
…discourse and eventually challenged the institution of monarchy. For the next several decades, Greek political life was dominated by two opposing forces: Venizelism, characterized by liberal and republican ideals, and its opposite, anti-Venizelism, characterized by conservative and pro-monarchy ideals. The Congress…
Georgios Papandreou, leader of the Centre Union, which was formed by Venizelists