Difference between revisions of "February 19"

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1908: There is a big uproar in educational circles as the Demotic version of the Greek language is introduced in Primary Schools.
1912: Greek reporters are expelled from Turkey having been accused of writing "divisive" articles.
1956: ERE controversially defeat the Democratic Union coalition - which polled more votes - to win 165 seats in the Greek Parliament.
1959: The London Agreement is signed granting independence to Cyprus.
1968: A major earthquake (7.1 on the Richter scale) strikes the island of Agios Efstratios.
1993: The government of FYROM asks the Greek government for permission to open a consulate in Athens.
1999: Alexandros Papadopoulos, Evangelos Venizelos and Philippos Petsalnikos resign from their ministerial posts subsequent to the Ocalan arrest.

2005: Panathinaikos win the Greek Basketball Cup after achieving a 72-67 victory over Aris at Lindo in Heraklion, Crete. This was the eighth time Panathinaikos won the Basketball Cup, equalling Aris' successes.

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 *[[1956]]: [[ERE]] controversially defeat the Democratic Union coalition - which polled more votes - to win 165 seats in the Greek Parliament.
 *[[1959]]: The London Agreement is signed granting independence to [[Cyprus]].
+*[[1968]]: A major earthquake (7.1 on the Richter scale) strikes the island of [[Agios Efstratios]].
 *[[1993]]: The government of FYROM asks the Greek government for permission to open a consulate in [[Athens]].
 *[[1999]]: [[Alexandros Papadopoulos]], [[Evangelos Venizelos]] and [[Philippos Petsalnikos]] resign from their ministerial posts subsequent to the Ocalan arrest.