Difference between revisions of "1945"

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January 3: General Nikolaos Plastiras forms a government in the midst of the post-World War II crisis. His greatest achievement will be the Varkiza Agreement.
January 11: A ceasefire is agreed upon between the British and the forces of EAM-ELAS

February 2: Negotiations begin at Varkiza between the government of Nikolaos Plastiras and the leadership of EAM.
February 12: 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.
February 21: Gen. Georgios Tsolakoglou is put on trial for treason, having surrendered the Greek Army in 1941 and serving as a quisling PM.

March 7: Prime Minister Nikolaos Plastiras rules out Communists for his cabinet.
March 23: DDT arrives in Greece to combat malaria.

June 16: Aris Velouchiotis blows himself up with a hand grenade to avoid arrest. The former EAM leader had been denounced by the Greek Communist Party and was wanted by both royalists and communists.

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 *[[February 2]]: Negotiations begin at [[Varkiza]] between the government of [[Nikolaos Plastiras]] and the leadership of [[EAM]].
 *[[February 12]]: 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.
+*[[February 21]]: Gen. [[Georgios Tsolakoglou]] is put on trial for treason, having surrendered the Greek Army in [[1941]] and serving as a quisling PM.
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