Difference between revisions of "1956"

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*[[May 10]]: [[Michalis Karaolis]] and [[Andreas Dimitriou]] become the first two Greek-Cypriots executed by the British during the [[EOKA]] campaign.
 
*[[May 10]]: [[Michalis Karaolis]] and [[Andreas Dimitriou]] become the first two Greek-Cypriots executed by the British during the [[EOKA]] campaign.
 
*[[May 16]]: [[EOKA]] members [[Michalis Koutsoftas]] and [[Andreas Panagidis]] kill British Cpl. Patrick J. Hale in retaliation for the [[Michalis Karaolis|Karaolis]]-[[Andreas Dimitriou|Dimitriou]] executions 6 days earlier.
 
*[[May 16]]: [[EOKA]] members [[Michalis Koutsoftas]] and [[Andreas Panagidis]] kill British Cpl. Patrick J. Hale in retaliation for the [[Michalis Karaolis|Karaolis]]-[[Andreas Dimitriou|Dimitriou]] executions 6 days earlier.
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*[[May 28]]: Greek Foreign Minister, [[Spyros Theotokis]], is forced to resign over the [[Cyprus]] matter.
  
 
===June===
 
===June===

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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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