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*[[November 18]]: The UN General Assembly passes resolution 288, calling on all states to repatriate Greek children that were taken during the [[Greek Civil War]] to Eastern Bloc countries.
 
*[[November 25]]: The [[National Football Team]] of Greece defeat Syria 8-0 in their greatest win ever. [[Antonis Papantoniou]] (3), [[Angelos Vasiliadis]] (2), [[Kleanthis Maropoulos]] and [[Yiannis Nembidis]] (2) were the scorers.
 
*[[November 25]]: The [[National Football Team]] of Greece defeat Syria 8-0 in their greatest win ever. [[Antonis Papantoniou]] (3), [[Angelos Vasiliadis]] (2), [[Kleanthis Maropoulos]] and [[Yiannis Nembidis]] (2) were the scorers.
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===December===
 
===December===
 
*[[December 16]]: Under Prime Minister [[Alexandros Diomedes]], the martial law that was in place for the [[Hellenic Civil War]] was lifted in most areas of the country.
 
*[[December 16]]: Under Prime Minister [[Alexandros Diomedes]], the martial law that was in place for the [[Hellenic Civil War]] was lifted in most areas of the country.

Revision as of 15:10, April 6, 2011

Events

January

February

March

  • March 22: Communists blow up the power station of Xylokastro but are slain by national forces.

April

May

June

July

  • July 10: Marshall Tito closes the border between Yugoslavia and Greece. This action led to the rapid defeat of the communists during the Greek Civil War.
  • July 23: A powerful earthquake (6.7 on the Richter scale) strikes the island of Chios.
  • July 23: The Cyprus National Football Team play their first international: a 3-0 loss to Israel in Tel-Aviv.
  • July 29: 700 political prisoners are released from Makronisos after signing an affidavit of repentance.

August

October

November

December

Births

April

June

July

August

September

November

December

Deaths

March

May

June

July

September