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TIL in the 1862 Greek referendum to elect a new king, 1,763 voted for "a king", 482 voted "long live the three great powers", 93 voted "a republic", 3 people voted for Giuseppe Garibaldi and one person voted in favour of King Otto, the previous king who was just deposed and exiled

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