Goudi Coup in Greece

Date: August 15, 1909 • Location: Zográfos, Greece

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1909–1910.

A military coup against the government of Dimitrios Rallis began in the neighbourhood of Goudi in Athens, Greece.

The Goudi coup was a military coup d'état by a group of military officers that took place on the night of 28 August [O.S. 15 August] 1909, at the barracks in Goudi, located on the eastern outskirts of Athens, Greece. The coup was pivotal in modern Greek history, ending the old political system and ushering in a new period for Greece.