On , a group of army officers known as the 'Military League' carried out the Goudi coup, which led to popular demonstrations against the political establishment and the resignation of the prime minister, Dimitrios Rallis. Kavvadias's subordinates launched their own so-called "mutiny of the ephors", angered by his style of leadership, which has since been described as both "authoritarian" and "tyrannical". Another source of opposition to Kavvadias within Greece was his support of the foreign schools of archaeology, which he was accused of privileging above the interests of native Greek archaeologists.
