The movement gained significant support and during the 1910s and 1920s, the Metropolitan of Trabzon Chrysanthos Filippides, who would later become the Archbishop of Athens, became a major leader in pushing for an independent Republic of Pontus.
The movement gained considerable backing, and during the 1910s and 1920s, Metropolitan Chrysanthos Filippides of Trabzon, who would later become Archbishop of Athens, emerged as a prominent figure in advocating for an independent Republic of Pontus.