The 4th of August Regime (Greek: Καθεστώς της 4ης Αυγούστου, Kathestos tis 4is Augoustou), commonly also known as the Metaxas Regime (Greek: Καθεστώς Μεταξά, Kathestos Metaxa), was an authoritarian regime under the leadership of General Ioannis Metaxas that ruled Greece from 1936 to 1941. It took its name from a self-coup carried out by Metaxas, with royal support, on August 4, 1936.
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