Interwar Greece: tragedy or comedy?

After the Asia Minor catastrophe, the Black Rider took control of the country.
the legendary Colonel Nikolaos Plastiras,
who, with the army from Asia Minor, had formed a revolutionary government...
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His first task was to organize a court martial, which ultimately punished those responsible for the Asia Minor catastrophe with execution.
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were politicians who were united only by their anti-Venizelism.
and persuaded the people to vote for them,
to then make a mess of things in Asia Minor.
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The execution of the six was, in my opinion, one of the few times—perhaps the only time—that divine justice has been served in Greek political life...
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However, the reactionary royalists have not come to their senses.
(When did the reactionaries come to their senses in this place?)
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In October 1923, the military movement of Leonardopoulos-Gargalidis broke out, but was easily suppressed by Plastiras and Keravnos.
(They called Georgios Kondylis a thunderbolt back then, a rough, thick-headed, and powerful sailor who was capable of both the best and the worst.
did both in the country's history)
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After that, even the military (Plastiras-Gonatas) understood that King George II MUST GO.
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They kick him out in December 1923, but the assholes do NOT abolish the monarchy.
they simply appoint Pavlos Kountouriotis as regent
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elections are held,
Venizelos is elected,
the military withdraws
and then the internal conflict among the Democrats begins.
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Venizelos insists on constitutional monarchy,
while Alexandros Papanastasiou favors the Unconstitutional Republic.
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after many,
finally,
On March 24, 1924, a prominent politician of the time, Alexandros Papanastasiou, who had formed a government,
announces the abdication of the Glücksburg dynasty and the establishment of a republic.
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is the birth of the Second Hellenic Republic, which, had it remained,
the country's fortunes would be infinitely better...
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On April 30, 1924, Papanastasiou held a referendum and the Presidential Republic won with a percentage of 70%.
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perfect, you might say
hmm
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The indescribable Kondylis works his magic once again.
He resigns along with several others, and the Papastasiou government is shaken and ultimately falls...
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Themistoklis Sofoulis forms a government for 2-3 months.,
he falls too
and Andreas Michalakopoulos forms a government
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Although Andreas Michalakopoulos is the most cultured and demonstrably moderate Greek politician of the era, even he cannot endure much.
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On June 25, 1925, Theodoros Pagkalos overthrows the government of Andreas Michalakopoulos and imposes a dictatorial regime.
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Over the next year, Pangalos will mess everything up.
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1. causes chaos after a border incident with the Bulgarians.
Greece is condemned by the League of Nations (precursor to the UN)
and is required to pay the Bulgarians 30 million...
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2. The squandering of public money begins with various sinful contracts and funds.
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3. As in 1925, he will ban short skirts and send police officers out onto the streets with measuring tapes to check the distance between skirts and the ground.
it should have been less than 30 points...
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PARANOIA
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after all this, you understand that (the number) becomes a number in almost all theaters of the time
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After 13 months, on August 22, 1926, an even worse one, Georgios Kondylis, overthrows Pagkalos...
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is the one who, a few years later, restored the monarchy...
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The country's history during the interwar period, if it weren't a tragedy, could well be a comedy...

Author of the article:

Yannis Golias