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== Events and trends == | == Events and trends == | ||
| − | + | The decade started with the [[Junta]] of Col. [[George Papadopoulos]] firmly in power in [[Greece]] and Archbishop [[Makarios III]] firmly in power in [[Cyprus]]. Both would fall in coup d'etats: the former on [[November 25]], [[1973]]; the latter on [[July 15]], [[1974]]. The July [[1974]] coup against Makarios gave Turkey an excuse to [[Turkish invasion of Cyprus|invade]] the island later that week, on [[July 20]]. The invasion led to the collapse of the dictatorship of Brig. Gen. [[Dimitrios Ioannidis]] - tha man who had ousted Papadopoulos - and the restoration of democracy to Greece. | |
| + | In the field of sports, [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] became the only Greek club to make it to the final of a major European tournament, the Champions' Cup, in [[1971]]. | ||
== Culture, religion == | == Culture, religion == | ||
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== Sports figures == | == Sports figures == | ||
| − | + | ===Football=== | |
| + | *[[Antonis Antoniadis]] | ||
| + | *[[Giorgos Koudas]] | ||
| + | *[[Thomas Mavros]] | ||
| + | *[[Dimitris Saravakos]] | ||
| + | ===Track and Field=== | ||
| + | *[[Vasilis Papageorgopoulos]] | ||
| + | *[[Sophia Sakorafa]] | ||
[[Category:1970s]] | [[Category:1970s]] | ||
Revision as of 09:41, May 8, 2008
Events and trends
The decade started with the Junta of Col. George Papadopoulos firmly in power in Greece and Archbishop Makarios III firmly in power in Cyprus. Both would fall in coup d'etats: the former on November 25, 1973; the latter on July 15, 1974. The July 1974 coup against Makarios gave Turkey an excuse to invade the island later that week, on July 20. The invasion led to the collapse of the dictatorship of Brig. Gen. Dimitrios Ioannidis - tha man who had ousted Papadopoulos - and the restoration of democracy to Greece. In the field of sports, Panathinaikos became the only Greek club to make it to the final of a major European tournament, the Champions' Cup, in 1971.