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===March=== | ===March=== | ||
*[[March 16]]: [[Polykarpos Georkadjis]] is assassinated in [[Cyprus]]. | *[[March 16]]: [[Polykarpos Georkadjis]] is assassinated in [[Cyprus]]. | ||
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| + | *[[April 13]]: Composer and left-wing politician, [[Mikis Theodorakis]], is allowed by the [[Junta]] to leave [[Greece]]. | ||
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==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
===March=== | ===March=== | ||
Revision as of 19:29, March 15, 2006
The year begins with an outbreak of Asian flu. More than 2 million Greeks fall sick, while the death toll attributed to the virus is at least 85 people. The virus strikes Europeans very hard.
Events
March
- March 16: Polykarpos Georkadjis is assassinated in Cyprus.
April
- April 13: Composer and left-wing politician, Mikis Theodorakis, is allowed by the Junta to leave Greece.
Deaths
March
- March 16: Polykarpos Georkadjis, former Interior Minister of Cyprus
- March 21: Manolis Chiotis, musician