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On [[March 25]], [[1821]] the bishop Germanos of Patras raised the Greek flag at the [[Monastery of Agia Lavra]] in [[Peloponnese]] and one more revolution started against the Turks. The people of [[Greece]] shouted "[[Freedom or Death]]" and they fought the War of Independence for 9 years ([[1821]]-[[1829]]) until a small part of modern Greece was finally liberated and it was declared an independent nation.
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[[Image:Germanos_patras.jpg|thumb|250px|March 25th, 1921]]On [[March 25]], [[1821]] the bishop Germanos of Patras raised the Greek flag at the [[Monastery of Agia Lavra]] in [[Peloponnese]] and one more revolution started against the Turks. The people of [[Greece]] shouted "[[Freedom or Death]]" and they fought the War of Independence for 9 years ([[1821]]-[[1829]]) until a small part of modern Greece was finally liberated and it was declared an independent nation.
  
 
The struggle for the liberation of all the lands inhabited by [[Greeks]] continued. In [[1864]], the [[Ionian islands]] were added to [[Greece]]; in [[1881]] parts of [[Epirus]] and [[Thessaly]]. [[Crete]], the islands of the [[Eastern Aegean]] and [[Macedonia]] were added in [[1913]] and [[Western Thrace]] in [[1919]]. After [[World War II]] the [[Dodecanese]] islands were also returned to Greece.
 
The struggle for the liberation of all the lands inhabited by [[Greeks]] continued. In [[1864]], the [[Ionian islands]] were added to [[Greece]]; in [[1881]] parts of [[Epirus]] and [[Thessaly]]. [[Crete]], the islands of the [[Eastern Aegean]] and [[Macedonia]] were added in [[1913]] and [[Western Thrace]] in [[1919]]. After [[World War II]] the [[Dodecanese]] islands were also returned to Greece.

Revision as of 19:26, July 28, 2005

March 25th, 1921

On March 25, 1821 the bishop Germanos of Patras raised the Greek flag at the Monastery of Agia Lavra in Peloponnese and one more revolution started against the Turks. The people of Greece shouted "Freedom or Death" and they fought the War of Independence for 9 years (1821-1829) until a small part of modern Greece was finally liberated and it was declared an independent nation.

The struggle for the liberation of all the lands inhabited by Greeks continued. In 1864, the Ionian islands were added to Greece; in 1881 parts of Epirus and Thessaly. Crete, the islands of the Eastern Aegean and Macedonia were added in 1913 and Western Thrace in 1919. After World War II the Dodecanese islands were also returned to Greece.