1952
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Events
May
- May 15: The School of Dentristry is established at the University of Athens, despite the objections of the Medical School professors.
- May 28: The Greek Parliament votes to grant women equal political rights.
July
- July 3: Denmark defeat Greece 2-1 in Tampere, Finland. The man of the match was goalkeeper, Nikos Pentzaropoulos, who played the game of his life to keep the score close.
August
- August 1: The Battleship Georgios Averof is decommissioned.
November
- November 19: Alexandros Papagos is sworn in as Prime Minister after winning elections with his Greek Rally political party.
December
- December 21: Eleni Skoura is appointed by the Greek Rally party of Alexandros Papagos to stand in the January 1953 repeat elections. She will become the first woman MP in Greek history.
Deaths
- November 6: Yiannis Andrianopoulos, Olympiakos footballer and coach
