Greek government-in-exile

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The Greek government-in-exile was the internationally recognized Greek authority based abroad during World War II after the Axis occupation of Greece, overseeing resistance coordination and postwar political planning.

Aliases (3)
  • Greek Government-in-Exile ×2
  • Greek government (World War II era) ×1
  • Greek government-in-exile during World War II ×1

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek government
government-in-exile
alliedWith British government
Free French Forces
other Allied governments-in-exile in London
appliesToPeriod World War II
capital Cairo
London
cause Axis occupation of Greece
claimedJurisdictionOver entire territory of Greece
conflict World War II
country Kingdom of Greece
diplomaticMission Greek embassy in London
Greek legations to Allied countries
endTime 1944
followedBy Government of National Unity (Greece)
hasGovernmentForm constitutional monarchy
headOfGovernment Emmanouil Tsouderos
Georgios Papandreou
headOfState George II of Greece
ideology liberal democracy
monarchism
jurisdictionOver Greek armed forces abroad
language Greek
legalStatus internationally recognized government of Greece
location Egypt
United Kingdom
militaryBranch Greek forces in the Middle East
Royal Hellenic Air Force
Royal Hellenic Navy
opposedBy EAM-ELAS (Greek left-wing resistance) in political terms
collaborationist government in occupied Greece
partOf Allied war effort
recognizedBy Allied powers
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States
replaces Metaxas Regime
pre-war government of the Kingdom of Greece
residence Cairo
London
role coordination of Greek resistance
postwar political planning for Greece
representation of Greece to the Allies
significantEvent participation in the Caserta Agreement (1944)
participation in the Lebanon Conference (1944)
return to liberated Athens in 1944
startTime 1941

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ronald Scobie ("Greek government (World War II era)")
affiliation
Lebanon Conference (1944)
category
Caserta Agreement (1944) ("Greek Government-in-Exile")
involvedParty
Georgios Papandreou ("Greek government-in-exile during World War II")
notableEvent
EAM (National Liberation Front)
opposedBy
Caserta Agreement (1944) ("Greek Government-in-Exile")
signedBy

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