November 4
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Events
- 1821: The revolting Greeks prevail over the Turkish forces at Chalandri and then take over Athens
- 1918: The First Congress of Greek socialists is held, from which the Socialist Labour Party of Greece or SEKE (Greek: Σοσιαλιστικό Εργατικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας, Sosialistiko Ergatiko Komma Elladas) was born - a few years later it is renamed to Communist Party of Greece (Kommounistiko Komma Ellados, Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδος, KKE).
- 1932: Panagis Tsaldaris is sworn in as Prime Minister after winning the September 26 elections with the Popular Party (Laiko Komma, Λαϊκό Κόμμα)
- 1961: Constantine Karamanlis is re-elected President, after winning the elections where, as they later pronounced, "even the trees voted !"
- 1980: The five day work week is established