1957
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Events
February
- February 17: EOKA fighter Stylianos Lenas is wounded in a battle with British soldiers.
March
- March 3: The Battle of Machairas concludes in the early hours of the morning, with the death by burning of Grigoris Afxentiou.
- March 28:EOKA fighter Stylianos Lenas dies from his injuries.
October
- October 22: Sir John Harding resigns as military governor of Cyprus
November
- November 22: The elementary school diploma becomes a necessary certification for any kind of job in Greece. More evening schools are created to combat illiteracy.
Births
December
- December 30: Nikos Portokaloglou, singer, songwriter
Deaths
October
- October 26: Nikos Kazantzakis, writer
November
- November 25: Prince George of Greece, former High Commissioner of Crete