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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
| − | + | ===June=== | |
| + | *[[June 22]]: Beginning of the [[Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)|Greek offensive in Anatolia]]. | ||
| + | *[[June 24]]: The Greeks defeated Turkish forces at Alashehir during the first Greek offensive of the [[Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)]] | ||
===July=== | ===July=== | ||
| + | *[[July 9]]: The Greeks take Bursa during the first Greek offensive of the [[Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)]] | ||
| + | *[[July 25]]: The Greeks take Edirne during the first Greek offensive of the [[Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)]] | ||
*[[July 30]]: Two former officers - Tserepis and Kyriakis - fire ten shots at [[Eleftherios Venizelos]] at the train station of Lyon, France. The Greek PM escapes death. | *[[July 30]]: Two former officers - Tserepis and Kyriakis - fire ten shots at [[Eleftherios Venizelos]] at the train station of Lyon, France. The Greek PM escapes death. | ||
*[[July 31]]: [[Ion Dragoumis]] is shot dead by policemen in [[Athens]]. The nationalist politician was believed to have been involved in the [[Eleftherios Venizelos|Venizelos]] murder attempt. | *[[July 31]]: [[Ion Dragoumis]] is shot dead by policemen in [[Athens]]. The nationalist politician was believed to have been involved in the [[Eleftherios Venizelos|Venizelos]] murder attempt. | ||
Revision as of 11:49, June 22, 2006
Events
June
- June 22: Beginning of the Greek offensive in Anatolia.
- June 24: The Greeks defeated Turkish forces at Alashehir during the first Greek offensive of the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)
July
- July 9: The Greeks take Bursa during the first Greek offensive of the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)
- July 25: The Greeks take Edirne during the first Greek offensive of the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)
- July 30: Two former officers - Tserepis and Kyriakis - fire ten shots at Eleftherios Venizelos at the train station of Lyon, France. The Greek PM escapes death.
- July 31: Ion Dragoumis is shot dead by policemen in Athens. The nationalist politician was believed to have been involved in the Venizelos murder attempt.
September
- September 30: King Alexander of Greece is bitten in the left leg by a monkey in the royal gardens. The bite will prove fatal.
December
- December 5: A referendum is held for the return of King Constantine I to Greece as a monarch.
- December 15: Britain and France announce that, after the return of King Constantine I, they are no longer responsible for the presence of the Greek army in Asia Minor.
Births
March
- March 21: Manolis Chiotis, musician