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 | | As a result of this recognition the Great Powers in August 1906 granted King George Ist of Greece the right to appoint the Cretan High Commissioner without the prior approval of the Ottoman government, a development which constituted a significant step in the advancement of the Cretan Question. |
 | | Thus, following the resignation of Prince George on 12th September 1906, King George Ist appointed as High Commissioner of Crete Alexandros Zaimis, a former Prime Minister of Greece and later President of the Greek Democracy. |
 | | On 2nd December 1906 the Second Constituent Assembly, which had been established in June 1906 by joint agreement of the Therisso revolutionaries and the representatives of the Cretan Parliament, submitted to Alexandros Zaimis the new Cretan Constitution drafted with Venizelos' participation. |
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