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*[[April 9]]: Greece resumes diplomatic relations with Argentina. | *[[April 9]]: Greece resumes diplomatic relations with Argentina. | ||
===May=== | ===May=== | ||
| + | *[[May 10]]: The German garrison of [[Crete]] surrenders to the Allies at [[Knossos]]. | ||
*[[May 31]]: Gen [[Georgios Tsolakoglou]] is found guilty of treason and sentenced to death. | *[[May 31]]: Gen [[Georgios Tsolakoglou]] is found guilty of treason and sentenced to death. | ||
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*[[February 13]]: [[Christos Terzanidis]], football player. | *[[February 13]]: [[Christos Terzanidis]], football player. | ||
*[[February 18]]: [[Nicky Kalogeropoulos]], tennis player. | *[[February 18]]: [[Nicky Kalogeropoulos]], tennis player. | ||
| + | *[[February 21]]: [[Nikos Sideris]], footballer | ||
| + | *[[February 26]]: [[Yiannis Ioannidis]], basketballplayer, basketbalcoach and politician. | ||
===March=== | ===March=== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:10, December 15, 2022
Events
January
- 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
- 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
- March 7: Prime Minister Nikolaos Plastiras rules out Communists for his cabinet.
- March 23: DDT arrives in Greece to combat malaria.
April
- April 8: Petros Voulgaris forms a government.
- April 9: Greece resumes diplomatic relations with Argentina.
May
- May 10: The German garrison of Crete surrenders to the Allies at Knossos.
- May 31: Gen Georgios Tsolakoglou is found guilty of treason and sentenced to death.
June
- 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.
August
- August 19: Gen Georgios Tsolakoglou's death sentence is commuted to life imprisonment by a special court.
November
- November 1: Panagiotis Kanellopoulos forms a government.
- November 22: Themistoklis Sofoulis forms a government.
December
- December 31: Athens Archbishop Damaskinos becomes the Regent for King George II who has not yet returned to Greece.
Births
January
- January 29: Aleka Kanellidou, singer
February
- February 13: Christos Terzanidis, football player.
- February 18: Nicky Kalogeropoulos, tennis player.
- February 21: Nikos Sideris, footballer
- February 26: Yiannis Ioannidis, basketballplayer, basketbalcoach and politician.
March
- March 3: George Miller, Greek-Australian producer, director
May
- May 21: Nikos Sismanidis, basketball player.
June
- June 7: Petros Galaktopoulos, Graeco-Roman wrestler
- June 24: Nora Valsami, actress
July
- July 26: Panagiotis Pikrammenos, Prime Minister
August
- August 15: Loukas Louka, athlete (shot put)
September
- September 20: Dimitris Paridis, footballer
November
- November 5: Aleka Papariga, Secretary General of the Communist Party of Greece
Unknown
- Antonis Antoniadis, footballer
- Yiannis Ioannidis, basketball coach, politician
- Themis Rigas, footballer
Deaths
June
- June 16: Aris Velouchiotis, communist resistance leader