Throughout the 1880s and 1890s, Greece developed a stable two-party system with the premiership alternating between Deligiannis and Trikoupis. Deligiannis was assassinated in 1905 by a gambler who was outraged at Deligiannis's proposal to curtail gambling.
For nearly four decades, from the late 1880s to the early 1890s, Greece had a stable two-party system with premiers switching between Deligiannis and Trikoupis. The life of Deligiannis was tragically cut short in 1905 when he was assassinated by an individual who opposed his efforts to limit gambling.