George II Biography

George II biography

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NAME: George II
OCCUPATION: King
BIRTH DATE: July 20, 1890
DEATH DATE: April 01, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH: Tatoi, Greece
PLACE OF DEATH: Athens, Greece
Full Name: Georgios Kondílis

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George II was the king of Greece twice, from 1922 to 1924 and 1935 to 1947. Ioannis Metaxas seized power in 1936, claiming communists threatened Greece.

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George II was born on July 20, 1890, in Tatoi, Greece. He was King Constantine I’s eldest son. He took the throne in 1922, but had to leave in 1923 after a coup d'état. The Greek National Assembly voted the end of the monarchy in 1924, but the Populist Party restored him to power. In 1936, dictator General Ioannis Metaxas gained power and George II was exiled by the German invasion in 1941.