In 1829, three world powers drew the first modern borders of Greece
The modern nation-state of Greece began to take physical shape in 1829 when three of the world's most powerful empires gathered in London to draw its first official borders.
After years of a bloody war for independence against the Ottoman Empire, the United Kingdom, France, and Russia signed the London Protocol of 1829. This document didn't just end hostilities; it formally established Greece as an autonomous state under their protection.
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