Phantis:Selected anniversaries/November 4

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November 4

  • 1821: The revolting Greeks prevailed over the Turkish forces at Chalandri and took over Athens.
  • 1918: The First Congress of Greek socialists was 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 was sworn in as Prime Minister after winning the September 26 elections with the Popular Party (Laiko Komma, Λαϊκό Κόμμα).
  • 1961: Constantine Karamanlis was re-elected President, after winning the elections where, as they later pronounced, "even the trees voted !"
  • 1980: The five day work week was established.
  • Births: Nikolaos Plastiras, General and politician (1883), Spyros Marinatos, archaeologist (1901)

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