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George II was King of Greece from 27 September 1922 until 25 March 1924, and again from 25 November 1935 until his death on 1 April 1947.
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politics · King of Greece (1922–1924; 1935–1947) · monarch · also George II of Greece, King George II of Greece, Greece
Born 19 July 1890 · Died 1 April 1947 · Q152935
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s policies, though he also voiced his concern. The Greeks are orientals. They consider moderation in the exercise of power as a weakness. They are the most democratic people in the world, but once they take power, they automatically become tyrannical. Everyone knows it and accepts it. Most of the royal family
Won: Monaco with Knight of the Elephant, with Collar, 15 August 1909 (April 1940).
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“s policies, though he also voiced his concern. The Greeks are orientals. They consider moderation in the exercise of power as a weakness. They are the most democratic people in the world, but once they take power, they automatically become tyrannical. Everyone knows it and accepts it. Most of the royal family”
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To mark the centenary of the Greek monarchy
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On the occasion of the centenary of the Greek monarchy and showing the portraits of kings George I, Constantine I, Alexander I and George II and Paul I
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And 1957 that showcased each Greek monarch
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Died 1947-04-01.
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Upon George's return to Greece after World War II
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“I shall examine anew the question of the date of my return to Greece in agreement with the Government”
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Won: Monaco with Knight of the Elephant, with Collar, 15 August 1909 (April 1940).
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To retrieve the remains of his aunt, Alexandra, who had died in Russia in 1891, from the Soviet Union
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To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the king's restoration (₯20 and ₯100 coins struck in copper, silver and gold bearing the date of 25 November 1935)
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Awarded Order of the White Eagle (Second Polish Republic) (1937).
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Through the Sami press of the time: the case of the newspapers 'Samos' and 'Aegaion']
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The rebetiko singer Markos Vamvakaris wrote a song titled "We welcome you, King" (Greek: Καλώς μας ήρθες Bασιλιά, romanized: Kalós mas írthes Vasiliá)
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Following a rigged referendum, upon which he resumed his royal duties
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Career landmark: King of the Hellenes (1935–1947).
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George chose to permanently leave Bucharest and his wife to establish his residence in London
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Leaders who opposed Venizelos, except for Metaxas, refused to recognise the new regime
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Career landmark: King of the Hellenes (1922–1924).
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After Alexander's death, but was forced to abdicate two years later in the aftermath of the Greco-Turkish War
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Won: Sweden with Knight of the Elephant, with Collar, 15 August 1909 (May 1919).
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Following the National Schism, while his younger brother Alexander was installed as king
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But she declined off the advice of her great-aunt, Elisabeth of Wied, who thought of George as being too small and too English
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Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos allowed members of the royal family to be given back their former ranks in the military, but George returned to Germany to continue training with the Prussian army
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Awarded Knight of the Order of the Elephant (1909).
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Won: France with Knight of the Elephant, with Collar, 15 August 1909 (December 1892).
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Born 1890-07-19.
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