National Progressive Center Union - Revision history

Irlandos at 15:36, June 27, 2007

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Irlandos at 15:25, June 27, 2007

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Irlandos: New page: The '''National Progressive Center Union''' (Greek Εθνική Προοδευτική Ένωσης Κέντρου), also known by its initials EPEK (ΕΠΕΚ), was ...

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New page: The '''National Progressive Center Union''' (Greek Εθνική Προοδευτική Ένωσης Κέντρου), also known by its initials EPEK (ΕΠΕΚ), was ...

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The '''National Progressive Center Union''' ([[Greek language|Greek]] Εθνική Προοδευτική Ένωσης Κέντρου), also known by its initials [[EPEK]] (ΕΠΕΚ), was a political party founded in January of [[1950]] by former general [[Nikolaos Plastiras]].

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 In the [[March 5]], [[1950]] elections, EPEK elected 45 MPs, polling 16.4% of the vote. It formed a coalition government, on [[April 15]], with the [[Liberal Party]] of [[Sofoklis Venizelos]] and the [[Democratic Socialist Party]] of [[Georgios Papandreou]]. The government, under Plastiras, lasted until August of the same year.
-In [[1952]], many of its left-wing members quit the party to form
+Plastiras formed another EPEK - Liberal government on [[October 27]], [[1951]]. In [[1952]], in the midst of the crises caused by the Cold War and the [[Nikos Beloyiannis]] affair, many of its left-wing members left EPEK to form their own party under I. Sofianopoulos.
-On [[March 4]], [[1953]], EPEK dissolved as Plastiras health was failing.
+EPEK dissolved on [[March 4]], [[1953]], as Plastiras health was failing.

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−	The '''National Progressive Center Union''' ([[Greek language\|Greek]] Εθνική Προοδευτική Ένωσης Κέντρου), also known by its initials [[EPEK]] (ΕΠΕΚ), was a political party founded in January of [[1950]] by former general [[Nikolaos Plastiras]].	+	The '''National Progressive Center Union''' ([[Greek language\|Greek]] Εθνική Προοδευτική Ένωσης Κέντρου), also known by its initials [[EPEK]] (ΕΠΕΚ), was a political party founded in January of [[1950]] by former general [[Nikolaos Plastiras]]. Its covered the centre of the political spectrum and had as its motto the single word "Change!".
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		+	In the [[March 5]], [[1950]] elections, EPEK elected 45 MPs, polling 16.4% of the vote. It formed a coalition government, on [[April 15]], with the [[Liberal Party]] of [[Sofoklis Venizelos]] and the [[Democratic Socialist Party]] of [[Georgios Papandreou]]. The government, under Plastiras, lasted until August of the same year.
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		+	In [[1952]], many of its left-wing members quit the party to form
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		+	On [[March 4]], [[1953]], EPEK dissolved as Plastiras health was failing.