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.
Stefanos Dragoumis
…was also active in the Macedonian Struggle. The organization Macedonian Committee was formed in 1904 by Stephanos Dragoumis in Athens. Following the Goudi Revolt by the Military League in 1909, the political processes in Greece were in a state of turmoil. The issue of Cretan annexation and military reforms loomed…
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