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| 1905, March 30 |
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| Insurrection in Crete, after the powers had repeatedly rejected Crete's appeals for union with Greece. The assembly (leadership of Eleutherios Venizelos) decreed union, but the powers, despite attacks upon their troops, remained adamant. | 1 |
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| 1908, Oct. 7 |
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| The Cretans proclaimed union with Greece, following the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the declaration of Bulgarian independence. | 2 |
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| 1909, July |
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| Britain, France, Russia, and Italy withdrew their forces from Crete. | 3 |
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| 1910, Jan |
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| The Military League, an association of officers, forced the Greek assembly to agree to revision of the constitution. Thereupon the league voluntarily dissolved itself (March). | 4 |
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| Oct. 18 |
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| Venizelos became prime minister. He at once undertook the work of military and financial reform. Other reforms reorganized local government and instituted a system of public examinations for civil service. The government also officially recognized trade unions, created free and compulsory primary education, and instituted a progressive income tax. Such reforms met with widespread approval and blunted the development of socialist and agrarian movements more characteristic of other Balkan states. | 5 |
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