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| − | The '''First National Assembly''' was a gathering of [[Greeks|Greek]] representatives during the Greek [[War of Independence]]. It met at [[Nea Epidaurus]], between [[December 20]], [[1821]] and [[January 15]], [[1822]], in the Old Style calendar, in use at the time, in [[Greece]]. | + | The '''First National Assembly''' was a gathering of [[Greeks|Greek]] representatives during the Greek [[War of Independence]]. It met at Piada (present-day [[Nea Epidaurus]]), between [[December 20]], [[1821]] and [[January 15]], [[1822]], in the Old Style calendar, in use at the time, in [[Greece]]. |
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| + | ==Accomplishments== | ||
| + | The First National Assembly adopted a "Declaration of Independence" from the Ottoman Empire, organised how the Greek state would operate and, on [[January 1]], [[1822]], passed the "Temporary Regime of Greece" which was the first Constitution of the newly-declared independent nation. | ||
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| + | The new Constitution was the the brain child of the Italian Vincenzo Gallina, [[Alexandros Mavrokordatos]] and Theodoros Negris. It incorporated several articles from local revolutionary bodies and provided for an executive and a legislative branch of government. It also established blue and white as the national colours, assigning to the Executive branch the final details of a national flag. | ||
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| + | ==Representatives== | ||
| + | There was a total of 60 representatives (or delegates). | ||
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| + | The delegates who signed the minutes of [[December 20]], [[1821]] were: | ||
| + | ===Representing Eastern Mainland Greece=== | ||
| + | *[[Neophytus V|Neophytos]], [[Bishop]] of Talantiou | ||
| + | *Theodoros Negris | ||
| + | *Anthimos Gazis | ||
| + | *Grigorios Konstantas | ||
| + | *Ioannis Logothetis | ||
| + | *Lambros Nakos | ||
| + | *Georgios Aenian | ||
| + | *Georgios Papailiopoulos | ||
| + | *Giannoutsos Kontes | ||
| + | *Sotiris Douros | ||
| + | *Konstantinos Sepentzis | ||
| + | *Drosos Mansolas | ||
| + | *Ioannis Skandalidis | ||
| + | *Alexandros Axiotis | ||
| + | *Lambros Alexandrou | ||
| + | *Ch. Kyriazis | ||
| + | *Adam Doukas | ||
| + | *Zacharias Panagiotidis | ||
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| + | ===Representing the islands ([[Hydra]], [[Spetses]], [[Psara]])=== | ||
| + | *Ioannis Orlandos | ||
| + | *[[Manolis Tombazis]] | ||
| + | *Anagnostis Economou | ||
| + | *Frantzeskos Voulgaris | ||
| + | *[[Hadjiyiannis Mexis]] | ||
| + | *[[Gikas Botasis]] | ||
| + | *Andreas Anargyrou | ||
| + | *Georgios Boukouris | ||
| + | *Petros Omiridis Skilitsis | ||
| + | *Anagnostis Monarchidis | ||
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| + | ===Representing Western Mainland Greece=== | ||
| + | *[[Alexandros Mavrokordatos]] | ||
| + | *Fotos Boboris | ||
| + | *[[Ioannis Kolettis]] | ||
| + | *Fotios Karapanou | ||
| + | *[[Alexandros Tzimbouropoulos]] | ||
| + | *Spyridon Kourkoumelis | ||
| + | ===Representing the [[Peloponnese]]=== | ||
| + | *[[Bishop Germanos of Old Patras]] | ||
| + | *[[Petrobey Mavromichalis]] | ||
| + | *Sotirios Charalambis | ||
| + | *[[Panoutsos Notaras]] | ||
| + | *[[Athanasios Kanakaris]] | ||
| + | *Anagnostis Papagiannopoulos | ||
| + | *Giannoulis Karamanos | ||
| + | *Polychronis Tzannetou | ||
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| + | ===Others=== | ||
| + | Other delegates who did not sign the minutes of [[December 20]], [[1821]] but signed the Constitution of [[January 1]], [[1822]] were: | ||
| + | *Dositheos Litzas, Bishop of Agrafa | ||
| + | *Dionysios Petrakis | ||
| + | *Spyridon Patousas | ||
| + | *Georgios Psyllas | ||
| + | *Anastasios Lidorikis | ||
| + | *Georgios Apostolou | ||
| + | *Charalambos Papageorgiou | ||
| + | *Kyriakos Tassikas | ||
| + | *Ioannis Vizoulas | ||
| + | *Vasilis Boudouris | ||
| + | *Christodoulos Koutsis | ||
| + | *Nikolaos Dimitriou Lazaris | ||
| + | *Captain Manolis Kasiotis | ||
| + | *Zois Panou | ||
| + | *Yiannakis Plakotis | ||
| + | *[[Andreas Zaimis]] | ||
| + | *Ioannis Papadiamantopoulos | ||
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| + | Attending as secretaries were the following: | ||
| + | *Dimitrios Tomaropoulos | ||
| + | *Georgios Stavridis | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:07, November 15, 2011
The First National Assembly was a gathering of Greek representatives during the Greek War of Independence. It met at Piada (present-day Nea Epidaurus), between December 20, 1821 and January 15, 1822, in the Old Style calendar, in use at the time, in Greece.
Contents
Accomplishments
The First National Assembly adopted a "Declaration of Independence" from the Ottoman Empire, organised how the Greek state would operate and, on January 1, 1822, passed the "Temporary Regime of Greece" which was the first Constitution of the newly-declared independent nation.
The new Constitution was the the brain child of the Italian Vincenzo Gallina, Alexandros Mavrokordatos and Theodoros Negris. It incorporated several articles from local revolutionary bodies and provided for an executive and a legislative branch of government. It also established blue and white as the national colours, assigning to the Executive branch the final details of a national flag.
Representatives
There was a total of 60 representatives (or delegates).
The delegates who signed the minutes of December 20, 1821 were:
Representing Eastern Mainland Greece
- Neophytos, Bishop of Talantiou
- Theodoros Negris
- Anthimos Gazis
- Grigorios Konstantas
- Ioannis Logothetis
- Lambros Nakos
- Georgios Aenian
- Georgios Papailiopoulos
- Giannoutsos Kontes
- Sotiris Douros
- Konstantinos Sepentzis
- Drosos Mansolas
- Ioannis Skandalidis
- Alexandros Axiotis
- Lambros Alexandrou
- Ch. Kyriazis
- Adam Doukas
- Zacharias Panagiotidis
Representing the islands (Hydra, Spetses, Psara)
- Ioannis Orlandos
- Manolis Tombazis
- Anagnostis Economou
- Frantzeskos Voulgaris
- Hadjiyiannis Mexis
- Gikas Botasis
- Andreas Anargyrou
- Georgios Boukouris
- Petros Omiridis Skilitsis
- Anagnostis Monarchidis
Representing Western Mainland Greece
- Alexandros Mavrokordatos
- Fotos Boboris
- Ioannis Kolettis
- Fotios Karapanou
- Alexandros Tzimbouropoulos
- Spyridon Kourkoumelis
Representing the Peloponnese
- Bishop Germanos of Old Patras
- Petrobey Mavromichalis
- Sotirios Charalambis
- Panoutsos Notaras
- Athanasios Kanakaris
- Anagnostis Papagiannopoulos
- Giannoulis Karamanos
- Polychronis Tzannetou
Others
Other delegates who did not sign the minutes of December 20, 1821 but signed the Constitution of January 1, 1822 were:
- Dositheos Litzas, Bishop of Agrafa
- Dionysios Petrakis
- Spyridon Patousas
- Georgios Psyllas
- Anastasios Lidorikis
- Georgios Apostolou
- Charalambos Papageorgiou
- Kyriakos Tassikas
- Ioannis Vizoulas
- Vasilis Boudouris
- Christodoulos Koutsis
- Nikolaos Dimitriou Lazaris
- Captain Manolis Kasiotis
- Zois Panou
- Yiannakis Plakotis
- Andreas Zaimis
- Ioannis Papadiamantopoulos
Attending as secretaries were the following:
- Dimitrios Tomaropoulos
- Georgios Stavridis
