The London Protocol of 1830 finally secured Greece's full sovereignty from the Ottoman Empire
After nearly a decade of bloody conflict, the London Protocol of 1830 transformed the geopolitical landscape by establishing Greece as a fully independent kingdom, free from centuries of Ottoman rule.
The signing of the London Protocol on February 3, 1830, marked the birth of the modern Greek state. Following the grueling Greek War of Independence, the world's great powers—Great Britain, France, and Russia—formally recognized Greece as a sovereign nation rather than an autonomous province.
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