February 25
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Events
- 1822: The Revolutionary government of Greece outlaws slavery.
- 1826: Turkish forces occupy the small island of Vasiladi, outside Mesolonghi, making the situation of the besieged Greeks more difficult.
- 1919: Dodecanese Greeks demonstrate in Athens demanding "Enosis" (union) of the islands with Greece.
- 1968: Archbishop Makarios III is re-elected President of Cyprus obtaining 220,911 votes (96.29%) out of 229,488 valid votes cast. Takis Evdokas received a mere 8,577 votes (3.71%).