Administrative Committee of Greece (1832)
A number of different and competing administrations used the name Administrative Committee (Greek: Διοικητική Επιτροπή) throughout 1832, each claiming responsibility for a different part of Greece, all after the dissolution of the Administrative Committee of 1831 of Augustinos Kapodistrias, Theodoros Kolokotronis, and Ioannis Kolettis
Early 1832[edit]
Kolletis, after naming his party as the "Constitution Party", set up camp in Perachora near Loutraki, forming a temporary government with the backing of the Fourth National Assembly at Argos. Members of this government were:[1]
(elsewhere, Alexandros Mavrokordatos is also listed[2])
It also had two secretaries/ministers:
- Territorial Secretary, responsible for the free Greek territories, foreign affairs, internal affairs, security, finance, religion, and education. The position was held by Dimitrios Christidis
- Secretary of the Military, responsible for all military and naval matters
However the Fifth National Assembly at Nafplion did not acknowledge it.[2]
March 1832[edit]
With the departure of Augustinos Kapodistrias in March 1832, a new Administrative Committee was formed with:[2]
- Theodoros Kolokotronis
- Ioannis Kolettis
- Andreas Zaimis
- Andreas Metaxas
- Boudouris
An additional Committee is also mentioned in the records with the following members:[3]
- Georgios Kountouriotis, President
- Demetrios Ypsilantis
- Andreas Zaimis
- Botsaris
- Spyridon Trikoupis
April 1832[edit]
In April 1832, on the front page of the National Gazette, the official announcement of a new Administrative Committee is made with the following members:[4]
- Georgios Kountouriotis
- Demetrios Ypsilantis
- Andreas Zaimis
- Ioannis Kolettis
- Andreas Metaxas
- Dimitris Plapoutas
- Dimitrios Christidis, as Territorial Secretary
May 1832[edit]
In May 1832, in a conference in London a treaty was signed forming the Kingdom of Greece with Otto as its King.
The Fifth National Assembly confirmed the selection of Otto in July 1832.
Aftermath[edit]
In January 1833, King Otto arrives in Greece and the executive power is transferred to the Regency, which kept the existing government with its members being:[5]
- Spyridon Trikoupis, President, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Merchant Marine
- Alexandros Mavrokordatos, Minister of Finance
- Christodoulos Klonaris, Minister of Justice
- Iakovos Rizos Neroulos, Minister of Interior
- Konstantinos Zografos, Minister of the Military
- Dimitrios Voulgaris, Minister for the Navy
The above made up the first government under King Otto.
Legacy[edit]
One of the most important accomplishments of the Administrative Committee was the commissioning of Stamatios Kleanthis and Eduard Schaubert to design the city plan of Athens.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ψήφισμα της Δ' κατ' επανάληψη Εθνική των Ελλήνων συνέλευσης με ημερομηνία 10 Δεκεμβρίου 1831, στο Άργος". Αρχεία της ελληνικής παλιγγενεσίας (in Greek). Vol. 5. p. 325.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "Anemi - Digital Library of Modern Greek Studies - Μεγάλη Ελληνική Εγκυκλοπαίδεια". Μεγάλη Ελληνική Εγκυκλοπαίδεια Δρανδάκη (in Greek). Vol. 10. Πυρσός. 1934. p. 576.
- ^ "Η γέννηση της δραχμής" (in Greek). Ελευθεροτυπία. 16 October 2001.
- ^ "Εθνική Εφημερίς" (in Greek). Ναύπλιο: Γ. Χρυσίσης, Εφημεριδογράφος της Κυβέρνησης. 1832-04-07. Archived from the original on 2011-05-23. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
- ^ "Η εποχή του Όθωνος, Γεώργιος Ρούσσος, Ελληνική Μορφωτική Εστία". Νεώτερη Ιστορία του Ελληνικού Έθνους 1826 - 1974 (in Greek). Vol. 2. Athens. 1975. p. 193.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "City Plan of Athens" (PDF) (in Greek). Εθνικό αρχαιολογικό μουσείο.
