Difference between revisions of "February 25"

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1822: The Revolutionary government of Greece outlaws slavery.
1826: Turkish forces occupy the small island of Vasiladi, outside Mesolonghi, making the situation of the besieged Greeks more difficult.
1833: A regular Greek Army is established by royal decree.
1919: Dodecanese Greeks demonstrate in Athens demanding "Enosis" (union) of the islands with Greece.
1935: A major earthquake (7.0 on the Richter scale) strikes Crete.
1968: Archbishop Makarios III is re-elected President of Cyprus obtaining 220,911 votes (96.29%) out of 229,488 valid votes cast. Takis Evdokas received a mere 8,577 votes (3.71%).
1973: Nikos Koemtzis kills three persons and injures another six over a song he requested at a night club. Among the dead is a nephew of former Olympiakos footballer Thanasis Soulis.
2007: Greek-Australian film producer George Miller wins an Oscar for best animated feature with his penguin-dancing film Happy Feet.

2007: Olympic judo champion Ilias Iliadis wins gold medal at Super World Cup in Hamburg in 90-kilo division

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 *[[1833]]: A regular Greek Army is established by royal decree.
 *[[1919]]: [[Dodecanese]] Greeks demonstrate in [[Athens]] demanding "[[Enosis]]" (union) of the islands with Greece.
+*[[1935]]: A major earthquake (7.0 on the Richter scale) strikes [[Crete]].
 *[[1968]]: Archbishop [[Makarios III]] is re-elected President of [[Cyprus]] obtaining 220,911 votes (96.29%) out of 229,488 valid votes cast. Takis Evdokas received a mere 8,577 votes (3.71%).
 *[[1973]]: Nikos Koemtzis kills three persons and injures another six over a song he requested at a night club. Among the dead is a nephew of former [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] footballer [[Thanasis Soulis]].