Revolutionary victory Hellenic ArmyPolitical support: The 3 September 1843 Revolution (Greek: Επανάσταση της 3ης Σεπτεμβρίου 1843; N.S.

15 September) was an uprising by the Hellenic Army in Athens, supported by large sections of the people, against the autocratic rule of King Otto.

The rebels, led by veterans of the Greek War of Independence, demanded the granting of a constitution and the departure of the Bavarian officials that dominated the government.

With the establishment of the monarchy in 1832 and the arrival of the Bavarian prince Otto as king, however, these liberal institutions were discarded.

The "Bavarocracy" (Βαυαροκρατία), as it was called, intentionally recalling the periods of "Francocracy" and "Turkocracy", even extended to the use of German alongside Greek in the state administration.

Therefore, the politicians resorted to conspiracy, which was not a new form of political action in Greece – indeed it had preceded and occurred during the War of Independence.

Yannis Makriyannis, for example, spent his time trying to recruit new conspirators and in the process exposed the conspiracy.

Only Russia condemned the movement, due to its autocratic, authoritarian, and consequently anti-liberal nature.