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==Events==
 
==Events==
 
===January===
 
===January===
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*[[January 3]]: The [[National Radical Union]] is founded by [[Constantine Karamanlis]].
 
*[[January 9]]: [[EOKA]] fighter, [[Kyriakos Matsis]], is arrested, along with his brother Yiannakis, by the British.
 
*[[January 9]]: [[EOKA]] fighter, [[Kyriakos Matsis]], is arrested, along with his brother Yiannakis, by the British.
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*[[January 24]]: The Democratic Union coalition is founded by [[Georgios Papandreou]] and other centrist and leftist politicians.
 
===February===
 
===February===
 
*[[February 7]]: Student [[Petros Yiallouros]], a member of [[ANE]], is slain during a protest in [[Cyprus]].
 
*[[February 7]]: Student [[Petros Yiallouros]], a member of [[ANE]], is slain during a protest in [[Cyprus]].
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*[[February 19]]: Owing to the complexity of the Greek electoral system (three different systems depending on region!), the [[National Radical Union]] emerges victorious from the Greek elections eventhough they were out-polled by the Democratic Union.
 
*[[February 29]]: [[Lina Tsaldari]] becomes the first woman Cabinet member. She is the widow of former PM [[Panagis Tsaldaris]].
 
*[[February 29]]: [[Lina Tsaldari]] becomes the first woman Cabinet member. She is the widow of former PM [[Panagis Tsaldaris]].
  

Revision as of 10:59, June 22, 2007

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  • July 9: A major earthquake (7.3 on the Richter scale) strikes Santorini resulting in 53 deaths and more than 100 injuries.

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