Why Doesn't Greece Have a King? The Rise of the Hellenic Republic

Why doesn’t Greece have a king? In 1832 Greece gained independence from the Turks with Otto I as its king, but over the course of 140 turbulent years, Greece saw monarchy come and go on more than occasion as no less than three republics ruled the country. All as Greece fought with its neighbors to bring the entire Greek-speaking world (or at least a large chunk of it!) under their control.

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*The Republic of Ireland was not a part of the UK by 1941, so the map portraying George II’s exile is inaccurate. To learn more about this topic, see this video: https://youtu.be/qvVDBp4-pW0

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