  this article gives an overview of liberalism in greece. it is limited to liberal parties. the sign â denotes another party in that scheme. for inclusion in this scheme it isn't necessary so that parties labeled themselves as a liberal party. ==background== liberal parties in greece are largely committed to liberalism, republicanism and democracy. ==history==  ===from modernist party to the center union=== *1875: the modernist party (neoteristikon komma) is formed *1910: a resurrected liberal party (komma fileleftheron) is formed under eleftherios venizelos *1935: faction around georgios papandreou forms the â democratic socialist party of greece *1936: all political parties are banned in greece under ioannis metaxas' dictatorship, but a liberal movement remained present *1941: the greek government in exile contains mostly liberal politicians *1946: start of the greek civil war, lasting until 1949 *1946: liberal fraction led by themistoklis sophoulis continues under the liberal party name *1956: liberal party takes part in the elections of 1956 in the liberal democratic union (filelefthero dimokratiko kentro) coalition *1961: liberal party merges into the â center union ===from democratic socialist party to the center union=== *1935: a faction of the â liberal party around georgios papandreou forms the democratic socialist party of greece *1936: all political parties are banned in greece under ioannis metaxas' dictatorship, but a liberal movement remained present *1941: the greek government in exile contains mostly liberal politicians *1946: start of the greek civil war, lasting until 1949 *1946: liberal faction led by georgios papandreou is part of the national political union alliance *1956: liberal faction led by georgios papandreou is part of the liberal democratic union coalition ===national progressive union of the centre=== *1949: national progressive union of the centre (ethniki proodeutiki enosis kentrou, epek) is founded by nikolaos plastiras after the greek civil war and disappears in 1956 ===from center union to union of the democratic center=== *1961: georgios papandreou forms the center union (enosi kentrou) *1967: start of the military junta continuing until 1974 *1974: center union - new forces (enosi kentrou-nees dynameis) is formed by george mavros *1976: [[union of the democratic centre (greece)|union of the democratic c
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