Difference between revisions of "April 13"

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1924: Greeks vote to replace their Monarchy with a Republic.
1936: PM Konstantinos Demertzis dies in office. He is replaced by Gen. Ioannis Metaxas.
1949: The Polk trial starts in Thessaloniki, Greece. Polk was an American journalist mysteriously murdered during the Greek Civil War.
1970: Composer and left-wing politician, Mikis Theodorakis, is allowed by the Junta to leave Greece.
1992: Prime Minister Constantine Mitsotakis dismisses Antonis Samaras and takes his place as Foreign Minister.
1996: Long distance runner, Yiannis Kouros runs 293.7 km in 24 hours.
2003: A truck crashes into a school bus near the vale of Tempe. 21 students die and over 30 are injured in this accident.

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 *[[1924]]: Greeks vote to replace their Monarchy with a Republic.
 *[[1936]]: PM [[Konstantinos Demertzis]] dies in office. He is replaced by Gen. [[Ioannis Metaxas]].
-*[[1949]]: The Polk trial starts in [[Thessaloniki]], [[Greece]]. Polk was an American journalist mysteriously murdered during the [[Greek Civil War]].
+*[[1949]]: The [[George Polk|Polk]] trial starts in [[Thessaloniki]], [[Greece]]. [[George Polk|Polk]] was an American journalist mysteriously murdered during the [[Greek Civil War]].
 *[[1970]]: Composer and left-wing politician, [[Mikis Theodorakis]], is allowed by the [[Junta]] to leave [[Greece]].
 *[[1992]]: Prime Minister [[Constantine Mitsotakis]] dismisses [[Antonis Samaras]] and takes his place as Foreign Minister.