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This era ended on a high note in 1920, though it set the stage for the disastrous Asia Minor Campaign (1919–1922) that would follow shortly after.
This era saw the birth of the national ideology aiming to unite all Greeks living under Ottoman rule within a single state. It dominated foreign policy for the next 80 years. This era ended on a high note in
After Otto was deposed in 1862, of the House of Glücksburg was elected King. This period brought greater stability and democratic reforms. After Otto was deposed in 1862, of the
The first King, Otto of Bavaria , arrived in 1833. Initially, a Bavarian regency governed, centralizing power and establishing a Western-style bureaucracy, which often clashed with the local traditions of the revolutionary "warlords." a Bavarian regency governed
The "Megali Idea" drove all major foreign policy decisions and military engagements.
Through strategic alliances and military success, Greece nearly doubled its territory and population, incorporating Macedonia, Epirus, Crete, and the North Aegean islands .
Transition from local power bases to a centralized, European-style administration.
