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| 1866–68 |
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| Cretan revolt; rupture of relations with the Ottoman Empire (Dec. 1868; relations resumed, Feb. 1869) (See 1866–69). | 1 |
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| 1878, Jan. 28 |
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| Rising in Thessaly, part of the general upheaval in the Balkans resulting from the war of Russia against the Ottoman Empire (See 1875–78). The Greek government declared war on the Ottomans (Feb. 2), but was constrained by the powers from larger hostilities. | 2 |
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| 1881, July 2 |
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| By convention with the Ottoman Empire, the Greeks acquired Thessaly and part of Epirus, promised them at the Congress of Berlin. | 3 |
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| 1886, April 26 |
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| Ultimatum of the powers to Greece, to prevent Greek action in harmony with the revolution in Eastern Rumelia. The Greeks refused to disarm, whereupon the powers blockaded Greece (May 10–June 7), forcing compliance. | 4 |
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| 1893 |
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| Despite general economic development in the 1880s and 1890s, reflected in the growth of a transportation network (railways increased from 7 miles in 1882 to 568 miles by 1893), the Greek economy remained dependent on a limited number of agricultural exports. The fall in world prices in its leading export, currants, combined with the need to reserve an increasing amount of the national budget for debt service, highlighted the weakness of the Greek economy and forced the government to declare bankruptcy. | 5 |
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| 1896, April |
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| Revival of the Olympic Games. | 6 |
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| 1896–97 |
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| Cretan insurrection. Intervention of Greece (Feb. 1896) (See 1896–97) and resultant war with the Ottoman Empire (April 17, 1897). The Greeks were defeated but were treated leniently in the following peace, thanks to pressure from the powers (See Feb). | 7 |
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| 1898, Feb |
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| An international commission was set up to control Greek finances, after the Greek government had defaulted on its obligations. | 8 |
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| Nov |
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| Ottoman troops were forced to evacuate Crete after attacking the British forces. Contingents from Britain, France, Russia, and Italy remained in occupation of the island. | 9 |
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