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===January===
 
===January===
 
*[[January 30]]: [[Junta]]-appointed Secretary General of Athletics, Lt. Col. [[Kostas Aslanidis]], blasts corruption in football in a speech in [[Thessaloniki]]. He alleges that [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] fixed games, that footballers [[Tzekos Ballarinis]] and [[Kostas Vallianos]] threw games for money and that several referees and linesmen had been paid off.
 
*[[January 30]]: [[Junta]]-appointed Secretary General of Athletics, Lt. Col. [[Kostas Aslanidis]], blasts corruption in football in a speech in [[Thessaloniki]]. He alleges that [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] fixed games, that footballers [[Tzekos Ballarinis]] and [[Kostas Vallianos]] threw games for money and that several referees and linesmen had been paid off.
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===February===
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*[[February 25]]: Archbishop [[Makarios III]] is re-elected President of [[Cyprus]] obtaining 220,911 votes (96.29%) out of 229,488 valid votes cast. Takis Evdokas received a mere 8,577 votes (3.71%).
  
 
===March===
 
===March===

Revision as of 13:50, September 15, 2006

Events

January

February

  • February 25: Archbishop Makarios III is re-elected President of Cyprus obtaining 220,911 votes (96.29%) out of 229,488 valid votes cast. Takis Evdokas received a mere 8,577 votes (3.71%).

March

April

July

August

October

November

December

  • December 11: Greece defeat then-powerhouse Portugal 4-2 in a qualifier of the 1970 World Cup. In utter frustration, Eusebio - considered the best player in Europe - spits at Greek right winger Stathis Haitas.

Births

June

October

December

Deaths

July

November