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1920 Greek referendum

Vote returning Constantine I to the throne

Field	Value
flag_image	State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935-1973).svg
yes	999954
no	10383
invalid	2000

A referendum on the return of King Constantine I was held in Greece on Sunday, 5 December 1920 (22 November o.s.). It followed the death of his son, King Alexander. The proposal was approved by nearly 99% of voters. The anti-Venizelist parties had recently won the elections of 1920.

The result ensured and affirmed the dominance of the anti-Venizelist camp in the country. Constantine returned, albeit questioned by the supporters of the Liberal Party, while Liberal leader Eleftherios Venizelos maintained his silence, being in voluntary exile abroad. Constantine returned from Venice with the Greek cruiser Georgios Averof.

The return of Constantine I was opposed by the Entente powers (United Kingdom and France) because of his pro-German stance during World War I (see National Schism) and applied an economic blockade to Greece.

France began to support the Kemalists in the war against Greece, while Britain maintained a passive stance with only diplomatic support to the Greek kingdom. So his enthusiastic return was short-lived as a result of the disastrous military events that followed in the Asia Minor Campaign of 1922.. Constantine I abdicated on September 27, 1922 in favour of his eldest son, George II.

Results

References

"Greeks Will Hold Plebiscite Today", ''The New York Times'', 5 December 1920, p5; The date is sometimes listed as 22 November, the date on the [[Julian calendar]] that was still in use in Greece before 1923, when it adopted the [[Gregorian calendar]] in use in most of the rest of the world
[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=J-ba04ztB30C&dat=19201205&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Ex-Greek King Would Return Despite Allies— Plebiscite to Be Held Today]— Premier Protests Entente Course", ''Pittsburgh Gazette Times'', 5 December 1920, pIII-10
''A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East'', Volume V, ed. by Spencer C. Tucker (ABC-CLIO, 2010) p1824
Nohlen & Stöver, p838

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