Difference between revisions of "January 21"

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1878: 24,000 Greek troops, under Gen. Skarlatos Soutsos, invade Thessaly to protect the locals who rebelled against Ottoman yoke.
1897: 1,500 Greek troops, under Timoleon Vassos, land in Crete to aid local rebels who sought union with Greece.
1944: Four units of the Hellenic Navy take part in the landing at Anzio.
1988: The Revolutionary Organization 17 November unsuccessfully attempt to assassinate US official George Karos.
2009: Antros Kyprianou is elected Secretary General of AKEL, replacing Dimitris Christofias.

1989: A luxury hotel opens inside the training camp of Panathinaikos at Paiania. It was the beginning of the construction of a modern training camp (one of the best in Europe) which was concluded in 1993.

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 *[[1944]]: Four units of the [[Hellenic Navy]] take part in the landing at Anzio.
 *[[1988]]: The [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]] unsuccessfully attempt to assassinate US official George Karos.
+*[[2009]]: [[Antros Kyprianou]] is elected Secretary General of [[AKEL]], replacing [[Dimitris Christofias]].
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 *[[1989]]: A luxury hotel opens inside the training camp of [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] at Paiania. It was the beginning of the construction of a modern training camp (one of the best in Europe) which was concluded in [[1993]].