National Committee

The National Committee (Greek: Εθνικό Κομιτάτο) was a Greek political party founded by Epameinondas Deligiorgis.

National Committee
Εθνικό Κομιτάτο
LeaderEpameinondas Deligiorgis
Founded1865 (1865)
Dissolved1879 (1879)
HeadquartersAthens
Newspaper"The Orient's Future"
IdeologyLiberalism
Parliamentarism
Cultural imperialism
Political positionCentre

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]

References

  1. Χ. Κοριζής, Η πολιτική ζωή εις την Ελλάδα 1821-1910, σελ.90
  2. digitalschool.minedu.gov.gr
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