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===December=== | ===December=== | ||
*[[December 24]]: The "Provisional Democratic Government" is set up, during the [[Greek Civil War]], by the [[Communist Party of Greece]] with [[Markos Vafiadis]] as Prime Minister. | *[[December 24]]: The "Provisional Democratic Government" is set up, during the [[Greek Civil War]], by the [[Communist Party of Greece]] with [[Markos Vafiadis]] as Prime Minister. | ||
| + | *[[December 27]]: A law is passed by the Centrist [[Sophoklis Venizelos]] government outlawing the [[Communist Party of Greece]] and the [[National Liberation Front]] ([[EAM]]). Furthermore, the law criminalises the teaching and spreading of Communism and forbids the publication of any communist newspaper or magazine. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
Revision as of 09:21, December 27, 2005
Events
April
- April 1: King George II of Greece dies suddenly of a heart attack. He is succeeded by his brother King Paul.
November
- November 20: In a lavish wedding ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London, Princess Elizabeth marries her distant cousin, Philip Mountbatten, a dashing former prince of Greece and Denmark who renounced his titles in order to marry the English princess.
December
- December 24: The "Provisional Democratic Government" is set up, during the Greek Civil War, by the Communist Party of Greece with Markos Vafiadis as Prime Minister.
- December 27: A law is passed by the Centrist Sophoklis Venizelos government outlawing the Communist Party of Greece and the National Liberation Front (EAM). Furthermore, the law criminalises the teaching and spreading of Communism and forbids the publication of any communist newspaper or magazine.
Births
October
- October 25 : Thanasis Gaifilias, musician