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'''[[August 23]]''' | '''[[August 23]]''' | ||
| − | *[[1921]]: The [[Battle of the Sakarya]] | + | *[[1921]]: The [[Battle of the Sakarya]] commenced during the [[Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)]]. |
*[[1926]]: A military coup by Gen. [[Georgios Kondilis]] brought down the [[Theodoros Pangalos|Pangalos]] dictatorship. | *[[1926]]: A military coup by Gen. [[Georgios Kondilis]] brought down the [[Theodoros Pangalos|Pangalos]] dictatorship. | ||
*[[1975]]: The trial of [[George Papadopoulos]], [[Stylianos Pattakos]], [[Nikolaos Makarezos]] and other [[Junta]] members ended with the three former strongmen found guilty of insurrection and treason. They were sentenced to death. | *[[1975]]: The trial of [[George Papadopoulos]], [[Stylianos Pattakos]], [[Nikolaos Makarezos]] and other [[Junta]] members ended with the three former strongmen found guilty of insurrection and treason. They were sentenced to death. | ||
Revision as of 10:07, August 22, 2008
- 1921: The Battle of the Sakarya commenced during the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922).
- 1926: A military coup by Gen. Georgios Kondilis brought down the Pangalos dictatorship.
- 1975: The trial of George Papadopoulos, Stylianos Pattakos, Nikolaos Makarezos and other Junta members ended with the three former strongmen found guilty of insurrection and treason. They were sentenced to death.
- Births: Eleftherios Venizelos (1864), politician, Tasos Mitropoulos (1957), footballer, politician