National Committee

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{{Infobox political party

| name = National Committee

| native_name = {{Lang|el|Εθνικό Κομιτάτο}}

| colorcode = {{party color|National Committee}}

| logo =

| leader = Epameinondas Deligiorgis

| foundation = {{start date|1865}}

| dissolution = {{end date|1879}}

| headquarters = Athens

| newspaper = "The Orient's Future"

| ideology = Liberalism
Parliamentarism
Cultural imperialism

| position = Centre

| country = Greece

}}

The National Committee ({{langx|el|Εθνικό Κομιτάτο}}) was a Greek political party founded by Epameinondas Deligiorgis.

The party was founded in 1865, and was composed by young revolutionaries who helped to overthrow King Otto, ending his semi-absolutist reign. The party wasn't linked with the traditional parties (English, French and Russian), and wasn't associated with a particular ideology.Χ. Κοριζής, Η πολιτική ζωή εις την Ελλάδα 1821-1910, σελ.90

The National Committee tried to establish a strong parliamentary system, along with economic modernization, supporting the creation of infrastructures. It also campaigned for a military reform and a cultural expansion in the Ottoman Empire.

However, the absence of a strong party's apparatus caused its dissolution after Deligiorgis' death in 1879.[http://digitalschool.minedu.gov.gr/modules/ebook/show.php/DSGL-C102/79/646,2346/unit=986 digitalschool.minedu.gov.gr]

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