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'''Komma Fileleftheron''' ([[Greek Language|Greek]]: Κόμμα Φιλελευθέρων - literally "Party of the Friends of Liberty"; usually translated as "Liberal Party") was one of the major [[Greece|Greek]] political parties of the early [[20th Century]].

Founded as the "Xipoliton" ("barefoot") party in Crete (then an autonomous region of the Ottoman Empire), its early leaders were [[Kostis Mitsotakis]] (Grandfather of [[Konstantinos Mitsotakis]]) and [[Eleftherios Venizelos]]. After the annexation of Crete by Greece, Venizelos moved to [[Athens]] and turned the party into a national one, under the "Fileleftheron" name in [[1910]]. For the following 25 years, the fate of the party would be tied to that of Venizelos. The party was legally disbanned after the failed [[Nikolaos Plastiras]] coup of [[1935]], although the organization remained active.

During [[World War II]], a Greek government-in-exile was formed in Cairo, Egypt, with the assistance of the British. The government was formed almost entirely of prominent Liberals, including [[Georgios Papandreou]] and [[Sophoklis Venizelos]], even as [[King George II|King George]] (long suspected by the British for pro-German leanings) remained the official head of state. The party was reformed after the war, until it merged into [[Centre Union|Enosis Kentrou]] in 1961.

=== Prominent members ===
(Name, highest office as a party member, year)
*[[Eleftherios Venizelos]], leader, [[Prime Minister of Greece|Prime Minister]] (1910)
*[[Andreas Michalakopoulos]], Prime Minister (1924)
*[[Sophoklis Venizelos]], Prime Minister (1944)
*[[Georgios Papandreou]], Prime Minister (1946)
*[[Konstantinos Mitsotakis]], MP (1946)

==See also==
*[[Venizelism]]
*[[Eleftherios Venizelos]]
*[[History_of_Modern_Greece#Republic_and_Monarchy|History of Modern Greece]]

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 '''Komma Fileleftheron''' ([[Greek Language|Greek]]: Κόμμα Φιλελευθέρων - literally "Party of the Friends of Liberty"; usually translated as "Liberal Party") was one of the major [[Greece|Greek]] political parties of the early [[20th Century]].
-Founded as the "Xipoliton" ("barefoot") party in Crete (then an autonomous region of the Ottoman Empire), its early leaders were [[Kostis Mitsotakis]] (Grandfather of [[Konstantinos Mitsotakis]]) and [[Eleftherios Venizelos]]. After the annexation of Crete by Greece, Venizelos moved to [[Athens]] and turned the party into a national one, under the "Fileleftheron" name in [[1910]]. For the following 25 years, the fate of the party would be tied to that of Venizelos. The party was legally disbanned after the failed [[Nikolaos Plastiras]] coup of [[1935]], although the organization remained active.
+Founded as the "Xipoliton" ("barefoot") party in Crete (then an autonomous region of the Ottoman Empire), its early leaders were [[Kostis Mitsotakis]] (Grandfather of [[Konstantinos Mitsotakis]]) and [[Eleftherios Venizelos]]. After the annexation of Crete by Greece, Venizelos moved to [[Athens]] and turned the party into a national one, under the "Fileleftheron" name in [[1910]]. For the following 25 years, the fate of the party would be tied to that of Venizelos. Its main opposition came from the conservative [[Laiko Komma]] (Popular Party) which had the often open support of the Monarchy. The party was legally disbanned after the failed [[Nikolaos Plastiras]] coup of [[1935]], although the organization remained active.
 During [[World War II]], a Greek government-in-exile was formed in Cairo, Egypt, with the assistance of the British. The government was formed almost entirely of prominent Liberals, including [[Georgios Papandreou]] and [[Sophoklis Venizelos]], even as [[King George II|King George]] (long suspected by the British for pro-German leanings) remained the official head of state. The party was reformed after the war, until it merged into [[Centre Union|Enosis Kentrou]] in 1961.