National Committee Explained

National Committee
Leader:Epameinondas Deligiorgis
Headquarters:Athens
Newspaper:"The Orient's Future"
Ideology:Liberalism
Parliamentarism
Cultural imperialism
Country:Greece

The National Committee (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Εθνικό Κομιτάτο) was a Greek political party founded by Epameinondas Deligiorgis.

The party was founded in 1865, and was composed by young revolutionaries who helped to overthrow King Otto, ending his semi-absolutist reign. The party wasn't linked with the traditional parties (English, French and Russian), and wasn't associated with a particular ideology.[1] The National Committee tried to establish a strong parliamentary system, along with economic modernization, supporting the creation of infrastructures. It also campaigned for a military reform and a cultural expansion in the Ottoman Empire.

However, the absence of a strong party's apparatus caused its dissolution after Deligiorgis' death in 1879.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Χ. Κοριζής, Η πολιτική ζωή εις την Ελλάδα 1821-1910, σελ.90
  2. http://digitalschool.minedu.gov.gr/modules/ebook/show.php/DSGL-C102/79/646,2346/unit=986 digitalschool.minedu.gov.gr