Flag Of Greece 1914
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Flag of greece 1914. Following the restoration of the monarchy in 1935 the 1914 decrees regarding greek flags and those of the royal family were reinstated by decree of 7 november 1935. This page contains a list of flags and or modifications made on the flags of current sovereign nations africa. Political parties and organizations. The national flag of greece popularly referred to as the blue and white greek.
Flag consisting of a white field bearing five equal interlocking rings of blue dark yellow black green and red with separations wherever two rings intersect. 1914 1916 republic of pontus 1917 1919. The war divided greek political elites leading the whole country into a civil strife that lasted for decades. 1574 1831 1999 tunisia.
The flag of the minister of naval affairs adopted in 1914. Constantinidis designed the map of the new autonomous state and dr. The world flag chart is a public domain educational website showcasing the history of the world s flags and proudly celebrating the diversity of humankind. The flag was made redundant after the abolition of the monarchy in 1924.
1914 1957 1958 1960 togo. The new flag of 1915 had a blue field with a red cross bordered in white. Thoides designed and proposed for approval in 1919 the flag of pontus. The resolution also called for the official adoption of a flag for iceland.
15th century 1822 1970 1975 1978 greece. γαλανόλευκη galanólefki or the sky blue and white κυανόλευκη kyanólefki is officially recognised by greece as one of its national symbols and has nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white. Nonetheless in october 1914 greek forces once more occupied northern epirus from where they had retreated after the end of the balkan wars the disagreement between king constantine who favoured neutrality and the pro allied prime minister eleftherios venizelos led to the national schism the division of. In 1917 greece and the allied powers began to work out a plan for the creation of an autonomous hellenic state in the pontus region purely hellenic or hellenic and armenian.
Countries decades. Please be advised that as a historical resource this site includes some symbols which represent violent and hateful ideologies. Law on the national flag. This text aims to present the main aspects of greece s involvement in world war i its outcome and its impact on contemporary greek politics.
Greece officially entered the great war rather belatedly in june 1917 despite informal involvement since 1914. 1894 1914 march october 1962 1962 uganda. The parliament wanted the blue and white cross flag but this was denied by danish authorities apparently because the king thought this flag to be too similar to the royal flag of greece. At the outbreak of world war i in august 1914 the kingdom of greece remained neutral.
There is a blue canton in the upper hoist side corner bearing a white. History of the national flag.