First Karamanlis Premiership6 October 1955
Karamanlis succeeds Papagos and forms a new government.
Historical person
Konstantinos Karamanlis Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Konstantinos Karamanlis, based on 16 World History Database records associated with Greece.
16 records1955–199013 events2 places
Chronological biography
1955
1956
National Radical Union Founded1956
Karamanlis founds the conservative National Radical Union.
Prime Minister of Greece1956
Konstantinos Karamanlis forms his first government as Prime Minister.
National Radical Union Election Victory19 February 1956
Karamanlis wins a parliamentary majority leading the National Radical Union.
1963
Resignation as Prime Minister1963
Karamanlis resigns after conflict with King Paul and leaves Greece.
1974
New Democracy Founded1974
Karamanlis founds the New Democracy political party.
Prime Minister of Greece1974
Karamanlis becomes Prime Minister after the restoration of democracy.
Restoration of Democracy1974
Karamanlis returns from exile and forms a government of national unity.
Withdrawal from NATO Integrated Command14 August 1974
Karamanlis withdraws Greece from NATO's integrated military command after the Cyprus crisis.
Election17 November 1974
New Democracy wins the first parliamentary election after the dictatorship.
1975
Constitution of Greece7 June 1975
The new constitution establishes Greece as a presidential parliamentary republic.
1979
Treaty of Accession28 May 1979
Signs Greece's Treaty of Accession to the European Communities at the Zappeion in Athens.
Treaty of Accession28 June 1979
Leads the government when the Greek Parliament ratifies the accession treaty.
1980
President of Greece1980
Konstantinos Karamanlis is elected President of the Hellenic Republic.
1981
Greek EEC Membership Takes Effect1 January 1981
Serves as president when Greece enters the European Communities as their tenth member state.
1990
President of Greece1990
Karamanlis begins his second term as President of Greece.
Titles and roles
President of Greece · Prime Minister of Greece
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.