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*[[June 16]]: [[Aris Velouchiotis]] blows himself up with a hand grenade to avoid arrest. The former [[EAM]] leader had been denounced by the [[Greek Communist Party]] and was wanted by both royalists and communists. | *[[June 16]]: [[Aris Velouchiotis]] blows himself up with a hand grenade to avoid arrest. The former [[EAM]] leader had been denounced by the [[Greek Communist Party]] and was wanted by both royalists and communists. | ||
===November=== | ===November=== | ||
| + | *[[November 1]]: [[Panagiotis Kanellopoulos]] forms a government. | ||
*[[November 22]]: [[Themistoklis Sofoulis]] forms a government. | *[[November 22]]: [[Themistoklis Sofoulis]] forms a government. | ||
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===December=== | ===December=== | ||
*[[December 31]]: [[Athens]] [[Archbishop Damaskinos]] becomes the Regent for [[King George II]] who has not yet returned to [[Greece]]. | *[[December 31]]: [[Athens]] [[Archbishop Damaskinos]] becomes the Regent for [[King George II]] who has not yet returned to [[Greece]]. | ||
Revision as of 11:01, April 7, 2011
Events
January
- January 3: General Nikolaos Plastiras forms a government in the midst of the post-World War II crisis. His greatest achievement will be the Varkiza Agreement.
February
- February 12: The Varkiza Agreement is signed - it was an agreement that terminated institutionally the political and military fighting of December 1944 ("December events") and aimed at reconciliating the opposite blocs of the country.
March
- March 7: Prime Minister Nikolaos Plastiras rules out Communists for his cabinet.
- March 23: DDT arrives in Greece to combat malaria.
April
- April 9: Greece resumes diplomatic relations with Argentina.
June
- June 16: Aris Velouchiotis blows himself up with a hand grenade to avoid arrest. The former EAM leader had been denounced by the Greek Communist Party and was wanted by both royalists and communists.
November
- November 1: Panagiotis Kanellopoulos forms a government.
- November 22: Themistoklis Sofoulis forms a government.
December
- December 31: Athens Archbishop Damaskinos becomes the Regent for King George II who has not yet returned to Greece.
Births
January
- January 10: Jenny Vanou, popular Elafro singer.
- January 29: Aleka Kanellidou, singer
February
- February 13: Christos Terzanidis football player.
March
- March 3: George Miller, Greek-Australian producer, director
May
- May 21: Nikos Sismanidis, basketball player.
June
- June 7: Petros Galaktopoulos, Graeco-Roman wrestler
- June 24: Nora Valsami, actress
August
- August 15: Loukas Louka, athlete (shot put)
November
- November 5: Aleka Papariga, Secretary General of the Communist Party of Greece
Unknown
- Antonis Antoniadis, footballer
- Yiannis Ioannidis, basketball coach, politician
- Dimitris Paridis, footballer
- Themis Rigas, footballer
Deaths
June
- June 16: Aris Velouchiotis, communist resistance leader