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*[[1900]]: The Maritime Hospital of [[Piraeus]] is founded.
 
*[[1900]]: The Maritime Hospital of [[Piraeus]] is founded.
 
*[[1911]]: A number of professors from the [[University of Athens]] petition Parliament to declare the [[Katharevousa]] version of the [[Greek language]] as the one and only official language of the Greek state.
 
*[[1911]]: A number of professors from the [[University of Athens]] petition Parliament to declare the [[Katharevousa]] version of the [[Greek language]] as the one and only official language of the Greek state.
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*[[1943]]: Greek guerrilas attack and defeat an Italian contingent at [[Oxynia]], [[Thessaly]].
 
*[[1945]]: The [[Varkiza Agreement]] is signed - it was an agreement that terminated institutionally the political and military fighting of December [[1944]] ("[[December events]]") and aimed at reconciliating the opposite blocs of the country.
 
*[[1945]]: The [[Varkiza Agreement]] is signed - it was an agreement that terminated institutionally the political and military fighting of December [[1944]] ("[[December events]]") and aimed at reconciliating the opposite blocs of the country.
 
*[[1946]]: The second general council of the [[Communist Party of Greece]] takes place which decides to boycott the upcoming elections in favour of armed struggle.
 
*[[1946]]: The second general council of the [[Communist Party of Greece]] takes place which decides to boycott the upcoming elections in favour of armed struggle.

Revision as of 16:25, October 28, 2009

Events

  • 1878: 2,000 Cretan rebels attack fort Icedin at Chania.
  • 1900: The Maritime Hospital of Piraeus is founded.
  • 1911: A number of professors from the University of Athens petition Parliament to declare the Katharevousa version of the Greek language as the one and only official language of the Greek state.
  • 1943: Greek guerrilas attack and defeat an Italian contingent at Oxynia, Thessaly.
  • 1945: The Varkiza Agreement is signed - it was an agreement that terminated institutionally the political and military fighting of December 1944 ("December events") and aimed at reconciliating the opposite blocs of the country.
  • 1946: The second general council of the Communist Party of Greece takes place which decides to boycott the upcoming elections in favour of armed struggle.
  • 1962: Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin visits Athens and utters his famous quote: "In this country, half the people sell lottery tickets and the other half buy them!"
  • 1979: Weapons are stolen from an army base in Rethymno, Crete.

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