Difference between revisions of "Phantis:Selected anniversaries/December 24"

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820: Byzantine Emperor Leo V was assassinated in the Palace Chapel.
1944: Sir Winston Churchill arrived in Athens in an attempt to resolve the political crisis between EAM and the re-instated Greek government of Georgios Papandreou.
1947: The "Provisional Democratic Government" was set up, during the Greek Civil War, by the Communist Party of Greece with Markos Vafiadis as Prime Minister.
1989: The Revolutionary Organization 17 November raided Sykouri army base in Larisa, Greece and stole a quantity of anti-tank rockets and ammunition.
Births: King George I of Greece (1845).
Deaths: Byzantine Emperor Leo V (assassinated) (820)

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 '''[[December 24]]'''
 *[[820]]: [[Byzantine Emperor]] [[Leo V]] was assassinated in the Palace Chapel.
-*[[1940]]: [[Submarine RHS Papanikolis]], under Lt.Cdr. [[Miltiades Iatridis]], torpedoed and sank the Italian merchant Firenze (3952 BRT), in the Adriatic, off Saseno Island
 *[[1944]]: Sir Winston Churchill arrived in [[Athens]] in an attempt to resolve the political crisis between [[EAM]] and the re-instated Greek government of [[Georgios Papandreou]].
 *[[1947]]: The "Provisional Democratic Government" was set up, during the [[Greek Civil War]], by the [[Communist Party of Greece]] with [[Markos Vafiadis]] as Prime Minister.
-*[[1947]]: [[Makarios II|Metropolitan Makarios]] of [[Kyrenia]] was elected Archbishop of [[Cyprus]]. (He was the predecessor of [[Makarios III]]).
 *[[1989]]: The [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November]] raided Sykouri army base in [[Larisa]], [[Greece]] and stole a quantity of anti-tank rockets and ammunition.
 *Births: [[King George I]] of Greece ([[1845]]).