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*[[June 5]]: The Marshall Plan is announced to help Greece - as well as Turkey - in the struggle against Communism.
 
*[[June 5]]: The Marshall Plan is announced to help Greece - as well as Turkey - in the struggle against Communism.
 
*[[June 20]]: [[Leontios]] is elected [[Archbishop of Cyprus]].
 
*[[June 20]]: [[Leontios]] is elected [[Archbishop of Cyprus]].
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*[[July 25]]: The [[Democratic Army of Greece]] is repelled by national forces at [[Grevena]].
  
 
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===August===

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Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

  • August 3: Maria Callas makes her first impressive appearance in the arena of Verona with "La Gioconda" by Ponchielli.

September

October

November

  • November 7: 85-year old Themistoklis Sofoulis forms a government incorporating elements of both the Liberal and Popular parties.
  • November 20: In a lavish wedding ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London, Princess Elizabeth marries her distant cousin, Philip Mountbatten, a dashing former prince of Greece and Denmark who renounced his titles in order to marry the English princess.
  • November 29: Greece votes against the partition of Palestine. The resolution, however, passes in the UN by 33 to 13 with 10 abstentions.

December

Births

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November

December

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