First Provisional Government

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The First Provisional Government was the transitional Greek administration that took power after the fall of the military junta in 1974, overseeing the country’s return to parliamentary democracy.

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instanceOf Greek government
transitional government
abolished key institutions of the military junta
aim integration of Greece into European democratic structures
stabilization of Greek political institutions
alsoKnownAs Government of National Unity
Transitional Government of 1974
appointedBy Phaedon Gizikis
capital Athens
constitutionalStatus provisional government
context fall of the Greek military junta in 1974
country Greece
endDate 1974-11-21
followed Greek military junta of 1967–1974
governmentForm parliamentary cabinet
headOfGovernment Konstantinos Karamanlis
headOfStateDuringTerm Phaedon Gizikis
historicalSignificance marked the beginning of Metapolitefsi in Greece
includedPoliticalFiguresFrom pre-junta political parties
jurisdiction Greece
surface form: Hellenic Republic
languageOfAdministration Greek
legalBasis emergency arrangements after the fall of the junta
legislativeBody Hellenic Parliament
nature coalition government
organized 1974 Greek legislative election
1974 Greek referendum
surface form: 1974 Greek referendum on the monarchy
oversaw lifting of press censorship
release of many political prisoners
politicalOrientationOfPrimeMinister center-right
politicalSystem parliamentary democracy
precededBy Greek military junta of 1967–1974
region Southern Europe
restored civil liberties in Greece
parliamentary democracy in Greece
political parties in Greece
resultedIn establishment of the Third Hellenic Republic
significantEventDuringTerm legalization of the Communist Party of Greece
negotiations on Cyprus crisis aftermath
startDate 1974-07-24
succeededBy First Karamanlis government of the Third Hellenic Republic
task normalization of political life
preparation of new constitutional framework
transition from military rule to civilian rule
timePeriod Metapolitefsi
typeOfTransition authoritarian regime to democracy

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National Salvation Junta succeededBy First Provisional Government