National Assembly at Epidaurus

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historical event national assembly revolutionary representative body

The National Assembly at Epidaurus was the revolutionary Greek representative body that in 1822 proclaimed Greece’s independence from the Ottoman Empire and adopted its first constitution.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event → national assembly → revolutionary representative body →
adopted	First Greek Constitution → Provisional Constitution of Greece →
alsoKnownAs	First National Assembly at Epidaurus → First National Assembly of the Greeks →
appliesToJurisdiction	Revolutionary Greek territories →
constitutionalDocument	Provisional Constitution of 1822 →
convenedBy	Greek revolutionaries →
country	Greece →
declared	Break with Ottoman authority → Sovereignty of the Greek nation →
drafted	Provisional Regime of Greece →
draftedBy	Greek political and intellectual leaders →
endTime	1822-01-16 →
established	Central administrative institutions for revolutionary Greece →
followedBy	Second National Assembly at Astros →
governmentFormEstablished	Representative system → Separation of powers in revolutionary Greece →
hasPurpose	Establish a provisional government for revolutionary Greece → Legitimize the Greek War of Independence →
hasSignificance	Marked the formal political birth of the modern Greek state →
historicalPeriod	19th century →
influencedBy	European liberal and constitutional ideas of the early 19th century →
languageOfWorkOrName	Greek →
legalForm	Constituent assembly →
legalStatus	Provisional national authority →
locatedIn	Epidaurus → First Hellenic Republic → Peloponnese →
opposedTo	Ottoman Empire →
participant	Clerical representatives → Local notables → Military leaders of the Greek War of Independence → Representatives of Greek revolutionary regions →
partOf	Formation of the modern Greek state →
precededBy	Local revolutionary councils in Greek regions →
proclaimed	Independence of Greece →
recognizedPrinciple	Civil rights for Greek citizens → Equality before the law → Popular sovereignty → Security of property →
religionRecognized	Eastern Orthodox Church →
significantEvent	Adoption of the first Greek constitution → Proclamation of Greek independence from the Ottoman Empire →
startTime	1821-12-20 →
temporalContext	Greek War of Independence →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
National Assembly at Epidaurus ("First National Assembly at Epidaurus") →	alsoKnownAs
National Assembly at Astros ("First National Assembly at Epidaurus") →	follows
First Hellenic Republic ("First National Assembly at Epidaurus") →	hasNationalAssembly
Greek National Assemblies of the War of Independence ("First National Assembly of Epidaurus") →	hasPart
Greek War of Independence ("First National Assembly of Epidaurus") →	hasParticipantOrganization
Hellenic Parliament →	historicalPredecessor
Alexandros Mavrokordatos ("First National Assembly at Epidaurus") →	participantIn