Federal Republic of Rumelia

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Federal Republic of Rumelia
Ομοσπονδιακή Δημοκρατία της Ρωμυλίας
Omospondiakí Dimokratía tis Romylía
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Coat of arms
Motto: Ελευθερία ή θάνατος
Eleftheria i thanatos
"Freedom or Death"
Anthem: O Thourios tou Riga
CapitalTigani (de facto)
Largest cityAthens
Official languagesGreek
Latin (de jure)
Recognised regional languagesRomanian
Religion
Greek Orthodox Church
Demonym(s)Rumelian
GovernmentConfederal directorial provisional proto-state and military alliance
• Consuls (1827-1839)
Lykourgos Logothetis and Ahmed Karamanides (first)
• Emperor (1839-1908)
Lycurgus I (first)
Constantine Augustus III (last)
• Logothete-President (1839-1908)
Micheal Doukas (first)
Andrei Vasilov
LegislatureSenate (Synklētos)

The Federal Republic of Rumelia (Greek: Ομοσπονδιακή Δημοκρατία της Ρωμυλίας, romanised Omospondiakí Dimokratía tis Romylía), commonly known as Rumelia (Greek: Ρωμυλία, romanised Romylía) was a proto-state that existed for five years during the Greek War of Independence and the Wallachian Uprising, from 1822 to 1827. It effectively existed a loose confederation of various anti-Ottoman groups and states, such as the Danubian Principalities under the leadership of Tudor Vladimirescu and Prince Michael Soutzos, the Republic of Theodoro, led by Consul Ahmed Karamanides, the Military-Political System of Samos, led by Lykourgos Logothetis, and various Continental Greek revolutionary entities, eventually consolidated into the First Hellenic Republic.