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192022 |
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CONSTANTINE I, restored. He announced continuation of the war with Turkey. | 1 |
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1921, Aug |
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Battle of the Sakarya. The Greeks failed to reach Ankara (See 191922). | 2 |
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1922, Aug. 18 |
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Turkish counteroffensive. Taking of Smyrna, Sept. 9. | 3 |
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Sept. 26 |
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A revolutionary committee formed from the defeated army, led by colonels Nikolas Plastiras and Stylianos Gonatas, assumed power. It set up a token civilian government, which was replaced by a military government in November, and demanded Constantine's abdication. Venizelos declined to participate in the revolution. | 4 |
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Sept. 27 |
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Abdication of Constantine (d. Jan. 11, 1923). | 5 |
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