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<p>Athena 3: Added date of death and edited slightly to reflect this.</p> <hr /> <div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Elisabeth-Lulu Theotoky&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Ελισάβετ-Λουλού Θεοτόκη) (20 July 1924 - 5 December 2013) was a choreographer and folk art researcher. She was a descendant of an old and noble political Corfiot family. Her father, [[Ioannis Theotokis]], her grand-father [[Georgios Theotokis]], as well as her cousin [[George Rallis]] have served as prime ministers of Greece. At an early age, she decided that politics was not for her and studied dance and choreography in [[Athens]] under the tutelage of Koula Pratsika and then in New York. In [[1965]], she established the first dance school in [[Corfu]], Greece, and later in [[1969]] the &#039;Corfu Dance Theatre&#039; (Greek: Κερκυραϊκό Χορόδραμα). Later on she has was involved with Corfiot folklore and gathered a vast and important collection of traditional costumes from all over Greece. This collection was donated in [[1997]] to the National Historical Museum of Athens[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Parliament_House%2C_Athens]. In [[1993]], she was honoured with the silver medal of the Rotary Club of Corfu [http://www.rotary-kerkyra.gr/English.html] and, in 2006, with the medal of the Red Cross, for her continuing work as President of the Corfu Branch of the Greek Red Cross.<br /> <br /> Theotoky has published three books: <br /> *&#039;Costumes from Corfu, Paxos and the Offshore Islands&#039; (1994, ISBN 960-220-706-X), <br /> *&#039;Corfu Town Costumes&#039;(1998, ISBN 960-7062-83-3) and <br /> *&#039;The Children of Corfu&#039; (2006, ISBN 960-395-040-8).<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Choreographers|Theotoky, Elisabeth]]</div>

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<p>Athena 3: /* Spyros Poyagos (1925-2005) */</p> <hr /> <div>== Spyros Poyagos (1925-2005) ==<br /> <br /> Spyros Poyagos ([[Greek]]: Σπύρος Πογιάγος) was born in Corfu in 1925 and died there in the Summer of 2005. <br /> <br /> He studied Medicine in Athens and Paris and then practiced in Corfu until his retirement in 1984. Since his young age he was interested in painting and etching/engraving and has studied with Marcos Pierris and Nicolaos Ventouras. Following his retirement he devoted his time to etching and has exhibited his work at the Reading Society of Corfu (1989), the &#039;Autumn of Corfiot Artists&#039; (1992, 1994), the French Institute of Corfu (1993, 1994) and the Corfu Municipality Gallery (2003).<br /> <br /> He has published a book collecting his etchings in 1996 (Xαρακτική, in Greek).<br /> <br /> His other long-life hobby was sailing and he was instrumental in the developing of the sport in Corfu at NAOK and then ΠΟΙΑΘ, having served as president of both sailing clubs.</div>

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<p>Athena 3: /* Spyros Poyagos (1925-2005) */</p> <hr /> <div>== Spyros Poyagos (1925-2005) ==<br /> <br /> Spyros Poyagos([[Greek]]: Σπύρος Πογιάγος) was born in Corfu. <br /> <br /> He studied Medicine in Athens and Paris and then practiced in Corfu until his retirement in 1984. Since his young age he was interested in painting and etching/engraving and has studied with Marcos Pierris and Nicolaos Ventouras. Following his retirement he devoted his time to etching and has exhibited his work at the Reading Society of Corfu (1989), the &#039;Autumn of Corfiot Artists&#039; (1992, 1994), the French Institute of Corfu (1993, 1994) and the Corfu Municipality Gallery (2003).<br /> <br /> He has published a book collecting his etchings in 1996 (Xαρακτική, in Greek).<br /> <br /> His other long-life hobby was sailing and he was instrumental in the developing of the sport in Corfu at NAOK and then ΠΟΙΑΘ, having served as president of both sailing clubs.</div>

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<p>Athena 3: Spyros poyagos moved to Spyros Poyagos: typo</p> <hr /> <div>#REDIRECT [[Spyros Poyagos]]</div>

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<p>Athena 3: Spyros poyagos moved to Spyros Poyagos: typo</p> <hr /> <div>== Spyros Poyagos (1925-2005) ==<br /> <br /> Spyros Poyagos([[Greek]]: Σπύρος Πογιάγος) was born in Corfu. <br /> <br /> He studied Medicine in Athens and Paris and then practiced in <br /> <br /> Corfu until his retirement in 1984. Since his young age he was <br /> <br /> interested in painting and etching/engraving and has studied <br /> <br /> with Marcos Pierris and Nikos Ventouras. Following his <br /> <br /> retirement he devoted his time to etching and has exhibited his <br /> <br /> work at the Reading Society of Corfu (1989), the &#039;Autumn of <br /> <br /> Corfiot Artistst&#039; (1992, 1994), the French Institute of Corfu <br /> <br /> (1993, 1994) and the Corfu Municipality Gallery (2003).<br /> <br /> He has published a book collecting his etchings in 1996 <br /> <br /> (Xαρακτική, in Greek).<br /> <br /> His other long-life hobby was sailing and he was instrumental <br /> <br /> in the developing of the sport in Corfu at NAOK and then ΠΟΙΑΘ, <br /> <br /> having served as president of both sailing clubs.</div>

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<p>Athena 3: New page: == Spyros Poyagos (1925-2005) == Spyros Poyagos(Greek: Σπύρος Πογιάγος) was born in Corfu. He studied Medicine in Athens and Paris and then practiced in Corfu until...</p> <hr /> <div>== Spyros Poyagos (1925-2005) ==<br /> <br /> Spyros Poyagos([[Greek]]: Σπύρος Πογιάγος) was born in Corfu. <br /> <br /> He studied Medicine in Athens and Paris and then practiced in <br /> <br /> Corfu until his retirement in 1984. Since his young age he was <br /> <br /> interested in painting and etching/engraving and has studied <br /> <br /> with Marcos Pierris and Nikos Ventouras. Following his <br /> <br /> retirement he devoted his time to etching and has exhibited his <br /> <br /> work at the Reading Society of Corfu (1989), the &#039;Autumn of <br /> <br /> Corfiot Artistst&#039; (1992, 1994), the French Institute of Corfu <br /> <br /> (1993, 1994) and the Corfu Municipality Gallery (2003).<br /> <br /> He has published a book collecting his etchings in 1996 <br /> <br /> (Xαρακτική, in Greek).<br /> <br /> His other long-life hobby was sailing and he was instrumental <br /> <br /> in the developing of the sport in Corfu at NAOK and then ΠΟΙΑΘ, <br /> <br /> having served as president of both sailing clubs.</div>

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<p>Athena 3: Elisabeth theotoky moved to Elisabeth (Lulu) Theotoky: typo</p> <hr /> <div>#REDIRECT [[Elisabeth (Lulu) Theotoky]]</div>

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<p>Athena 3: Elisabeth theotoky moved to Elisabeth (Lulu) Theotoky: typo</p> <hr /> <div>== Elisabeth (Lulu) Theotoky ==<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Elisabeth-Lulu Theotoky&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[Greek]]: Ελισάβετ-Λουλού Θεοτόκη) was born in Zuerich (Switzerland) and is a descendant of an old and noble political Corfiot family. Her father, [[Ioannis Theotokis]], her grand-father Georgios Theotokis[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgios_Theotokis] as well as her cousin [[George Rallis]] have served as prime ministers of Greece. At an early age, she decided that politics was not for her and studied dance and choreography in Athens under the tutelage of Koula Pratsika and then in New York. In 1965 she established the first dance school in [[Corfu]] (Greece) and later in 1969 the &#039;Corfu Dance Theatre&#039; (Greek: Κερκυραικό Χορόδραμα). Since then, she has been involved with Corfiot folklore and gathered a vast and important collection of traditional costumes from all over Greece. This collection was donated in 1997 to the National Historical Museum of Athens[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Parliament_House%2C_Athens]. In 1993 she was honoured with the silver medal of the Rotary Club of Corfu [http://www.rotary-kerkyra.gr/English.html] and in 2006 with the medal of the Red Cross, for her continuing work as President of the Corfu Branch of the Greek Red Cross.<br /> <br /> She has published three books: &#039;Costumes from Corfu, Paxos and the Offshore Islands&#039; (1994, ISBN 960-220-706-X), &#039;Corfu Town Costumes&#039;(1998, ISBN 960-7062-83-3) and &#039;The Children of Corfu&#039; (2006, ISBN 960-395-040-8).</div>

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<p>Athena 3: New page: == Elisabeth (Lulu) Theotoky == &#039;&#039;&#039;Elisabeth-Lulu Theotoky&#039;&#039;&#039; (Greek: Ελισάβετ-Λουλού Θεοτόκη) was born in Zuerich (Switzerland) and is a descendant of an old and...</p> <hr /> <div>== Elisabeth (Lulu) Theotoky ==<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Elisabeth-Lulu Theotoky&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[Greek]]: Ελισάβετ-Λουλού Θεοτόκη) was born in Zuerich (Switzerland) and is a descendant of an old and noble political Corfiot family. Her father, [[Ioannis Theotokis]], her grand-father Georgios Theotokis[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgios_Theotokis] as well as her cousin [[George Rallis]] have served as prime ministers of Greece. At an early age, she decided that politics was not for her and studied dance and choreography in Athens under the tutelage of Koula Pratsika and then in New York. In 1965 she established the first dance school in [[Corfu]] (Greece) and later in 1969 the &#039;Corfu Dance Theatre&#039; (Greek: Κερκυραικό Χορόδραμα). Since then, she has been involved with Corfiot folklore and gathered a vast and important collection of traditional costumes from all over Greece. This collection was donated in 1997 to the National Historical Museum of Athens[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Parliament_House%2C_Athens]. In 1993 she was honoured with the silver medal of the Rotary Club of Corfu [http://www.rotary-kerkyra.gr/English.html] and in 2006 with the medal of the Red Cross, for her continuing work as President of the Corfu Branch of the Greek Red Cross.<br /> <br /> She has published three books: &#039;Costumes from Corfu, Paxos and the Offshore Islands&#039; (1994, ISBN 960-220-706-X), &#039;Corfu Town Costumes&#039;(1998, ISBN 960-7062-83-3) and &#039;The Children of Corfu&#039; (2006, ISBN 960-395-040-8).</div>

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<p>Athena 3: /* Elisabeth (Lulu) Theotoky */</p> <hr /> <div>== Elisabeth (Lulu) Theotoky ==<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Elisabeth-Lulu Theotoky&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[Greek]]: Ελισάβετ-Λουλού Θεοτόκη) was born in Zuerich (Switzerland) and is a descendant of an old and noble political Corfiot family. Her father, [[Ioannis Theotokis]], her grand-father Georgios Theotokis[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgios_Theotokis] as well as her cousin [[George Rallis]] have served as prime ministers of Greece. At an early age, she decided that politics was not for her and studied dance and choreography in Athens under the tutelage of Koula Pratsika and then in New York. In 1965 she established the first dance school in [[Corfu]] (Greece) and later in 1969 the &#039;Corfu Dance Theatre&#039; (Greek: Κερκυραικό Χορόδραμα). Since then, she has been involved with Corfiot folklore and gathered a vast and important collection of traditional costumes from all over Greece. This collection was donated in 1997 to the National Historical Museum of Athens[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Parliament_House%2C_Athens]. In 1993 she was honoured with the silver medal of the Rotary Club of Corfu [http://www.rotary-kerkyra.gr/English.html] and in 2006 with the medal of the Red Cross, for her continuing work as President of the Corfu Branch of the Greek Red Cross.<br /> <br /> She has published three books: &#039;Costumes from Corfu, Paxos and the Offshore Islands&#039; (1994, ISBN 960-220-706-X), &#039;Corfu Town Costumes&#039;(1998, ISBN 960-7062-83-3) and &#039;The Children of Corfu&#039; (2006, ISBN 960-395-040-8).</div>

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<p>Athena 3: /* Elisabeth (Lulu) Theotoky */</p> <hr /> <div>== Elisabeth (Lulu) Theotoky ==<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Elisabeth-Lulu Theotoky&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[Greek]]: Ελισάβετ-Λουλού Θεοτόκη) was born in Zuerich (Switzerland) and is a descendant of an old and noble political Corfiot family. Her father, [[Ioannis Theotokis]], her grand-father Georgios Theotokis[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgios_Theotokis] as well as her cousin [[George Rallis]] have served as prime ministers of Greece. At an early age, she decided that politics was not for her and studied dance and choreography in Athens under the tutelage of Koula Pratsika and then in New York. In 1965 she established the first dance school in [[Corfu]] (Greece) and later in 1969 the &#039;Corfu Dance Theatre&#039; (Greek: Κερκυραικό Χορόδραμα). Since then, she has been involved with Corfiot folklore and gathered a vast and important collection of traditional costumes from all over Greece. This collection was donated in 1997 to the National Historical Museum of Athens[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Parliament_House%2C_Athens]. In 1993 she was honoured with the silver medal of the Rotary Club of Corfu [http://www.rotary-kerkyra.gr/English.html] and in 2006 with the medal of the Red Cross, for her continuing work as President of the Corfu Branch of the Greek Red Cross.</div>

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<p>Athena 3: /* Elisabeth (Lulu) Theotoky */</p> <hr /> <div>== Elisabeth (Lulu) Theotoky ==<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Elisabeth-Lulu Theotoky&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[Greek]]: Ελισάβετ-Λουλού Θεοτόκη) was born in Zuerich (Switzerland) and is a descendant of an old and noble political Corfiot family. Her father, [[Ioannis Theotokis]], her grand-father Georgios Theotokis[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgios_Theotokis] as well as her cousin [[George Rallis]] have served as prime ministers of Greece. At an early age, she decided that politics was not for her and studied dance and choreography in Athens under the tutelage of Koula Pratsika and then in New York. In 1965 she established the first dance school in [[Corfu]] (Greece) and later in 1969 the &#039;Corfu Dance Theatre&#039; (Greek: Κερκυραικό Χορόδραμα). Since then, she has been involved with Corfiot folklore and gathered a vast and important collection of traditional costumes from all over Greece. This collection was donated in 1997 to the National Historical Museum of Athens[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Parliament_House%2C_Athens]. In 1993 she was honoured with the silver medal of the Rotary Club of Corfu and in 2006 with the medal of the Red Cross, for her continuing work as President of the Corfu Branch of the Red Cross.</div>

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<p>Athena 3: /* Elisabeth (Lulu) Theotoky */</p> <hr /> <div>== Elisabeth (Lulu) Theotoky ==<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Elisabeth-Lulu Theotoky&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[Greek]]: Ελισάβετ-Λουλού Θεοτόκη) was born in Zuerich (Switzerland) and is a descendant of an old and noble political Corfiot family. Her father, [[Ioannis Theotokis]], her grand-father Georgios Theotokis[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgios_Theotokis] as well as her cousin [[George Rallis]] have served as prime ministers of Greece. At an early age, she decided that politics was not for her and studied dance and choreography in Athens under the tutelage of Koula Pratsika and then in New York. In 1965 she established the first dance school in [[Corfu]] (Greece) and later in 1969 the &#039;Corfu Dance Theatre&#039; (Greek: Κερκυραικό Χορόδραμα). Since then, she has been involved with Corfiot folklore and gathered a vast and important collection of traditional costumes from all over Greece. This collection was donated in 1997 to the National Historical Museum of Athens. In 1993 she was honoured with the silver medal of the Rotary Club of Corfu and in 2006 with the medal of the Red Cross, for her continuing work as President of the Corfu Branch of the Red Cross.</div>

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<p>Athena 3: /* Elisabeth (Lulu) Theotoky */</p> <hr /> <div>== Elisabeth (Lulu) Theotoky ==<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Elisabeth-Lulu Theotoky&#039;&#039;&#039; (Greek: Ελισάβετ-Λουλού Θεοτόκη) was born in Zuerich (Switzerland) and is a descendant of an old and noble political Corfiot family. Her father, [[Ioannis Theotokis]], her grand-father Georgios Theotokis[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgios_Theotokis] as well as her cousin [[George Rallis]] have served as prime ministers of Greece. At an early age, she decided that politics was not for her and studied dance and choreography in Athens under the tutelage of Koula Pratsika and then in New York. In 1965 she established the first dance school in Corfu (Greece) and later in 1969 the &#039;Corfu Dance Theatre&#039; (Greek: Κερκυραικό Χορόδραμα). Since then, she has been involved with Corfiot folklore and gathered a vast and important collection of traditional costumes from all over Greece. This collection was donated in 1997 to the National Historical Museum of Athens. In 1993 she was honoured with the silver medal of the Rotary Club of Corfu and in 2006 with the medal of the Red Cross, for her continuing work as President of the Corfu Branch of the Red Cross.</div>

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<p>Athena 3: /* Elisabeth (Lulu) Theotoky */</p> <hr /> <div>== Elisabeth (Lulu) Theotoky ==<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Elisabeth-Lulu Theotoky&#039;&#039;&#039; (Greek: Ελισάβετ-Λουλού Θεοτόκη) was born in Zuerich (Switzerland) and is a descendant of an old and noble political Corfiot family. Her father, [[Ioannis Theotokis]], her grand-father Georgios Theotokis[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgios_Theotokis] as well as her cousin [[George Rallis]] have served as prime ministers of Greece. At an early age, she decided that politics was not for her and studied dance in Athens under the tutelage of Koula Pratsika and then in New York (Amos Chalif Dance School).</div>

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<p>Athena 3: /* Elisabeth (Lulu) Theotoky */</p> <hr /> <div>== Elisabeth (Lulu) Theotoky ==<br /> <br /> Elisabeth-Lulu Theotoky (Ελισάβετ-Λουλού Θεοτόκη) was born in Zuerich (Switzerland) and is a descendant of an old and noble political Corfiot family. Her father, [[Ioannis Theotokis]], her grand-father Georgios Theotokis[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgios_Theotokis] as well as her cousin [[George Rallis]] have served as prime ministers of Greece.</div>

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<p>Athena 3: /* Elisabeth (Lulu) Theotoky */</p> <hr /> <div>== Elisabeth (Lulu) Theotoky ==<br /> <br /> Elisabeth-Lulu Theotoky (Ελισάβετ-Λουλού Θεοτόκη) was born in Zuerich (Switzerland) and is a descendant of an old and noble political Corfiot family. Her father, [[Ioannis Theotokis]], her grand-father Georgios Theotokis[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgios_Theotokis] as well as her cousing [[George Rallis]] have served as prime ministers of Greece.</div>

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<p>Athena 3: </p> <hr /> <div>== Elisabeth (Lulu) Theotoky ==<br /> <br /> Elisabeth-Lulu Theotoky (Ελισάβετ-Λουλού Θεοτόκη) was born in Zuerich (Switzerland) and is a descendant of an old and noble political Corfiot family. Her father, [[Ioannis Theotokis]], her grand-father [[Georgios Theotokis]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgios_Theotokis] as well as her cousing [[George Rallis]] have served as prime ministers of Greece.</div>

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<p>Athena 3: </p> <hr /> <div>== Elisabeth (Lulu) Theotoky ==<br /> <br /> Elisabeth-Lulu Theotoky (Ελισάβετ-Λουλού Θεοτόκη) was born in Zuerich (Switzerland) and is a descendant of an old and noble political Corfiot family. Her father, [[Ioannis Theotokis]], her grand-father [Georgios Theotokis] as well as her cousing [[George Rallis]] have served as prime ministers of Greece.</div>

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<p>Athena 3: </p> <hr /> <div>== Elisabeth (Lulu) Theotoky ==<br /> <br /> Elisabeth-Lulu Theotoky (Ελισάβετ-Λουλού Θεοτόκη) was born in Zuerich (Switzerland) and is a descendant of an old and noble political Corfiot family. Her father, [[Ioannis Theotokis]], her grand-father [[George Theotokis]] as well as her cousing [[George Rallis]] have served as prime ministers of Greece.</div>

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<p>Athena 3: Elisabeth (Lulu) Theotoky</p> <hr /> <div>== Elisabeth (Lulu) Theotoky ==<br /> <br /> Elisabeth-Lulu Theotoky (Ελισάβετ-Λουλού Θεοτόκη) was born in Zuerich (Switzerland) and is a descendant of an old and noble political Corfiot family. Her father, Ioannis Theotokis, her grand-father George Theotokis as well as her cousing George Rallis have served as prime ministers of Greece.</div>

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<p>Athena 3: </p> <hr /> <div>==Events==<br /> ===January===<br /> *[[January 3]]: The [[National Radical Union]] is founded by [[Constantine Karamanlis]].<br /> *[[January 9]]: [[EOKA]] fighter, [[Kyriakos Matsis]], is arrested, along with his brother Yiannakis, by the British.<br /> *[[January 24]]: The Democratic Union coalition is founded by [[Georgios Papandreou]] and other centrist and leftist politicians.<br /> ===February===<br /> *[[February 7]]: Student [[Petros Yiallouros]], a member of [[ANE]], is slain during a protest in [[Cyprus]].<br /> *[[February 19]]: Owing to the complexity of the Greek electoral system (three different systems depending on region!), the [[National Radical Union]] emerges victorious from the Greek elections eventhough they were out-polled by the Democratic Union. <br /> *[[February 29]]: [[Lina Tsaldari]] becomes the first woman Cabinet member. She is the widow of former PM [[Panagis Tsaldaris]].<br /> <br /> ===March===<br /> *[[March 4]]: 17-year old [[EOKA]] fighter, [[Giorgos Charalambous]], is killed in [[Limassol]].<br /> *[[March 9]]: Archbishop [[Makarios III]] is seized at Nicosia Airport by the British colonial authorities in [[Cyprus]] and exiled to the Seychelle Islands in the Indian Ocean.<br /> *[[March 29]]: [[Dorotheus]] is elected [[Archbishop of Athens]] and all Greece.<br /> <br /> ===April===<br /> *[[April 18]]: [[Maria Desylla-Kapodistria]] becomes the first woman elected mayor of a Greek city ([[Kerkyra city|Kerkyra|Corfu]]).<br /> *[[April 23]]: [[EOKA]] fighter, [[Iakovos Patatsos]], is arrested in [[Lefkosia]] for the murder of PC Nihat Basif.<br /> <br /> ===May===<br /> *[[May 9]]: A huge protest in [[Athens]], over the executions of [[Michalis Karaolis]] and [[Andreas Dimitriou]], turns bloody as four protesters are killed and 164 are injured. <br /> *[[May 10]]: [[Michalis Karaolis]] and [[Andreas Dimitriou]] become the first two Greek-Cypriots executed by the British during the [[EOKA]] campaign.<br /> <br /> ===June===<br /> *[[June 10]]: The [[Lycabettus]] funicular came into operation<br /> ===July===<br /> *[[July 9]]: A major earthquake (7.3 on the Richter scale) strikes [[Santorini]] resulting in 53 deaths and more than 100 injuries.<br /> <br /> ===August===<br /> *[[August 9]]: [[Iakovos Patatsos]], [[Charilaos Michail]] and [[Andreas Zakos]] are hanged by the British in the [[Central Jail of Lefkosia]]<br /> *[[August 10]]: [[Phaedon Mattheou]] scores a personal record of 28 points against Syria (94-75) at Cairo for the pre-olympic tournament. Mattheou will score a total of 529 points in 44 matches with the [[National Basketball Team|national basketball team]]. In this match Vangelis Nikitopoulos will play for the second and last time in his career.<br /> <br /> ===September===<br /> *[[September 13]]: [[Kyriakos Matsis]] and six other [[EOKA]] fighters escape from Kokkinotrimithia Prison.<br /> *[[September 21]]: Three [[EOKA]] members [[Andreas Panagidis]], [[Michalis Koutsoftas]] and [[Stelios Mavrommatis]] are hanged by the British in [[Cyprus]].<br /> <br /> ===December===<br /> *[[December 18]]: [[Evagoras Pallikaridis]] is arrested in [[Cyprus]] by the British.<br /> <br /> ==Births==<br /> ===September===<br /> *[[September 14]]: [[Costas Karamanlis]], Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic<br /> ===October===<br /> *[[October 18]]: [[Giorgos Kimoulis]], actor<br /> *[[October 24]]: [[David Stergakos]], [[basketball]] player.<br /> *[[October 27]]: [[Babis Tsertos]], musician, performer of traditional, folk and [[rebetiko]] songs<br /> <br /> ===November===<br /> *[[November 13]]: [[Anna Verouli]], athlete.<br /> ===Unknown===<br /> *[[Yiannis Kouros]], long-distance runner<br /> <br /> ==Deaths==<br /> ===February===<br /> *[[February 7]]: [[Petros Yiallouros]], during the [[EOKA]] struggle. <br /> *[[February 23]]: [[Marika Ninou]], singer.<br /> ===March===<br /> *[[March 4]]: [[Giorgos Charalambous]], [[EOKA]] fighter<br /> ===May===<br /> *[[May 10]]: [[Michalis Karaolis]], [[EOKA]] fighter<br /> *[[May 10]]: [[Andreas Dimitriou]], [[EOKA]] fighter<br /> ===August===<br /> *[[August 9]]: [[Iakovos Patatsos]], [[EOKA]] fighter <br /> *[[August 9]]: [[Charilaos Michail]], [[EOKA]] fighter <br /> *[[August 9]]: [[Andreas Zakos]], [[EOKA]] fighter<br /> <br /> ===September===<br /> *[[September 21]]: [[Andreas Panagidis]], [[EOKA]] fighter.<br /> *[[September 21]]: [[Michalis Koutsoftas]], [[EOKA]] fighter.<br /> *[[September 21]]: [[Stelios Mavrommatis]], [[EOKA]] fighter.<br /> <br /> ===November===<br /> *[[November 14]]: [[Queen Elisabeth]] of Greece (wife of [[King George II]])<br /> ===December===<br /> *[[December 31]]: [[Michalis Georgalas]], [[EOKA]] fighter<br /> ===Unknown===<br /> *[[Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos]], athlete<br /> *[[Spyridon I]], [[Archbishop of Athens]] and all Greece<br /> *[[Emmanouil Tsouderos]], banker, Prime Minister<br /> <br /> [[Category:Years]]<br /> [[Category:1956]]</div>

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