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*[[March 31]]: The first post-[[WW II]] elections are held in Greece. [[Stylianos Gonatas]]' [[Laiko Komma]] emerges victorious. The elections were boycotted by the [[Communist Party of Greece]]. | *[[March 31]]: The first post-[[WW II]] elections are held in Greece. [[Stylianos Gonatas]]' [[Laiko Komma]] emerges victorious. The elections were boycotted by the [[Communist Party of Greece]]. | ||
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| + | *[[June 17]]: The [[Greek Parliament]] controversially votes into law the Emergency Measures Act which allows the death penalty for those that "work against public order and the territorial integrity of the state" | ||
===September=== | ===September=== | ||
Revision as of 11:07, August 30, 2006
Events
March
- March 31: The first post-WW II elections are held in Greece. Stylianos Gonatas' Laiko Komma emerges victorious. The elections were boycotted by the Communist Party of Greece.
June
- June 17: The Greek Parliament controversially votes into law the Emergency Measures Act which allows the death penalty for those that "work against public order and the territorial integrity of the state"
September
- September 1: A referendum is held on the return of King George II. According to the official results, 68.3% of the electorate approve his return.
- September 28: King George II is formally recalled to the throne after a very controversial referendum.
December
- December 22: Exiled Metropolitan Makarios of Kyrenia - the future Archbishop Makarios II of Cyprus - returns to Cyprus to a tumulteous welcome.
Births
August
- August 30: former Queen Anna Maria of Greece
November
- November 23 - Giorgos Koudas, football player
