Provisional Democratic Government

Provisional Democratic Government Προσωρινή Δημοκρατική Κυβέρνηση Prosoriní Dimokratikí Kyvérnisi
1944/1947–1950 (in exile)
Flag Emblem of the DSE
Motto: "Ψυχή βαθιά!" Deep Soul! Psihí Vathià[citation needed]
Anthem: Ύμνος του ΔΣΕ Anthem of DSE Ímnos tou DSE
Status	Communist Party of Greece-dominated government
Capital	Gramos (de facto)
Official languages	Greek
Common languages	Demotic Greek
Religion	Secular state
Government	Provisional government
Chairman of the Provisional government
• 1947–1949	Markos Vafiadis
• 1949–1950 (in exile)	Dimitrios Partsalidis
KKE General Secretary
• 1931–1956	Nikos Zachariadis
Historical era	Cold War
• Established	24 December 1944/1947
• Disestablished	October 1950 (in exile)
Currency	Greek drachma (₯)
ISO 3166 code	GR
Preceded by Succeeded by Kingdom of Greece Political Committee of National Liberation Kingdom of Greece
Today part of	Greece

The Provisional Democratic Government (Greek: Προσωρινή Δημοκρατική Κυβέρνηση, romanized: Prosoriní Dimokratikí Kyvérnisi) was the name of the administration declared by the Communist Party of Greece on 24 December 1947, during the Greek Civil War. The government controlled various mountainous areas along Greece's northern border, adjoining the communist states of SFR Yugoslavia and Albania, and was seen as the succession of the World War II-era "Mountain Government" of the Communist-led EAM-ELAS Resistance movement. Its main allies were the USSR and the Eastern Bloc.