The first cabinet of Alexandros Papanastasiou (March–July 1924) was the first government of the Second Hellenic Republic.
Alexandros Papanastasiou, one of the most ardent anti-monarchists of the time, assumed the leadership of the government immediately after the fall of the Kafantaris government. Thirteen days after taking office, he proclaimed the establishment of a republic in Greece.
More specifically, at the National Assembly session of 24 March 1924, the government of Papanastasiou in the absence of the representatives belonging to Kafantaris' Liberal faction, and with the support of the representatives belonging to Andreas Michalakopoulos and Themistoklis Sofoulis, received the confidence of the Parliament, with 259 votes.
At the end of the vote, the speaker of the Parliament, Konstantinos Raktivan, announced to the people, who, gathered in and outside the Parliament, the dethronement of the Glücksburg dynasty and the establishment of the republic. The next day, 25 March 1924, 283 deputies ratified the Resolution on the Deposition of the Dynasty and the Proclamation of the Republic («Ψήφισμα περί εκπτώσεως της Δυναστείας και ανακηρύξεως της Δημοκρατίας»).
The resolution was approved by the Greek people in the referendum of 30 April 1924.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p830
On 8 June 1924, Georgios Kondylis, followed by the ministers Georgios Roussos, Aristomenis Mitsotakis and Emmanouil Tsouderos, resigned from the government. Kondylis cited Papanastasiou's indifference to the action within the army of the pro-communist organization Veteran Soldiers Union; Tsouderos, because his recommendations on finances were rejected; Roussos was not excused; while Mitsotakis cited authoritarianism on the part of Papanastasiou and his disagreement with the bill "on exchange controls".Γρηγόριος Δαφνής: «Η Ελλάς μεταξύ δύο πολέμων 1923-1940», τόμος πρώτος, εκδ.Κάκτος 1997, σελ. 251-253(Grigorios Dafnis:Greece between two wars, 1923–1940)
Papanastasiou reacted by reshuffling his cabinet, with the tacit support of Andreas Michalakopoulos. However, dissatisfaction was growing, and on 19 July 1924 the government lost Parliament's confidence and Papanastasiou resigned.
Council of Ministers «Γενική Γραμματεία της Κυβέρνησης» (The Secretariat General for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs) http://www.ggk.gov.gr/?p=944
Office Incumbent Took office Left officePrime MinisterAlexandros Papanastasiou12 March 192424 July 1924Minister of Foreign AffairsAlexandros Papanastasiou (interim) Georgios Roussos Konstantinos Rentis 12 March 31 March 18 June31 March 18 June 24 JulyMinister of JusticeKonstantinos Stamoulis12 March24 JulyMinister of the InteriorPanayiotis Aravantinos12 March24 July Minister for Religious Affairs and Public EducationIoannis Liberopoulos12 March24 JulyMinister of FinanceAlexandros Papanastasiou Emmanouil Tsouderos Konstantinos Gotsis12 March 4 May 14 June4 May 14 June 24 JulyMinister of National EconomyAristomenis Mitsotakis Georgios Douzinas12 March 18 June18 June 24 JulyMinister of Public TransportationGeorgios Isaias12 March24 JulyMinister of Agriculture and Public EstateAnastasios Bakalbasis12 March24 JulyMinister of Health, Welfare and ComprehensionDimitrios Pazis12 March 24 JulyMinister of Public OrderTheodoros Pangalos Iosif Koundouros12 March 18 June18 June 24 JulyMinister for Military AffairsGeorgios Kondylis Theodoros Pangalos12 March 9 June9 June 24 JulyMinister of Naval AffairsAlexandros Hatzikyriakos Alexandros Papanastasiou (interim)12 March 9 June9 June 24 July
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