The National Committee ( el, Εθνικό Κομιτάτο) was a Greek

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founded by

Epameinondas Deligiorgis Epameinondas Deligiorgis ( el, Επαμεινώνδας Δεληγεώργης, ; 10 January 1829 – 14 May 1879) was a Greek lawyer, newspaper reporter and politician who served as the 20th Prime Minister of Greece. He was born in Tripoli, ...

. The party was founded in 1865, and was composed by young revolutionaries who helped to overthrow King

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, ending his semi-absolutist reign. The party wasn't linked with the traditional parties (

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, French and

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), and wasn't associated with a particular ideology. The National Committee tried to establish a strong

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, along with economic modernization, supporting the creation of infrastructures. It also campaigned for a military reform and a cultural expansion in the

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. However, the absence of a strong party's apparatus caused its dissolution after Deligiorgis' death in 1879.digitalschool.minedu.gov.gr
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{{Authority control Defunct political parties in Greece 1863 establishments in Greece Political parties established in 1863