A leader who successfully restores democratic institutions can paradoxically be destroyed by the very military forces they empowered, as demonstrated by King Constantine II of Greece, who dismantled authoritarian rule and restored democracy in 1964 but was overthrown by his own trusted generals in a 1967 coup.
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The King Who Saved Democracy Was Destroyed by His Own GeneralsAdded:
The king who saved democracy was destroyed by a democracy itself. It's 1964, Athens, Greece.
A young king takes the throne after years of military rule. Constantine II dismantles his father's authoritarian system. He restores parliament, frees the press, and trusts completely in constitutional government. He handpicks democratic generals. He believes in institutions over force. And for 3 years, Greece breathes free. But his own officers meet in secret. They plan to seize power while he sleeps. On April 21st, 1967, tanks roll through Athens.
His trusted generals arrest politicians and suspend the constitution. The king who restored democracy was Constantine II of Greece. The
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