Person

George II of Greece

1890–1947 · 20th century

George II of Greece was king from 1922 to 1924 and again from 1935 to 1947. He was exiled when the Second Hellenic Republic was proclaimed and returned after a disputed plebiscite in 1935. He backed the Metaxas dictatorship from 1936 and led the government in exile after the German invasion of 1941, returning to Greece in 1946.

George II of Greece
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Second Hellenic RepublicHellenic State (1941-1944)

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