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*[[1914]]: The Greeks of [[Northern Epirus]] declare their independence in [[Argyrokastro]].
 
*[[1914]]: The Greeks of [[Northern Epirus]] declare their independence in [[Argyrokastro]].
 
*[[1957]]: [[EOKA]] fighter [[Stylianos Lenas]] is wounded in a battle with British soldiers. He will die from his injuries on [[March 28]].
 
*[[1957]]: [[EOKA]] fighter [[Stylianos Lenas]] is wounded in a battle with British soldiers. He will die from his injuries on [[March 28]].
*[[1982]]: Civil wedding ceremonies are given equal status to religious ones in Greece.
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*[[1982]]: A law, giving civil wedding ceremonies equal status to religious ones in [[Greece]], is introduced in the [[Hellenic Parliament]].
 
*[[2008]]: [[Ioannis Kasoulidis]] wins the first round of the [[Cyprus]] presidential elections with 33.51%. [[AKEL]] chairman, [[Dimitris Christofias]] places second with 33.29%. Incumbent President, [[Tasos Papadopoulos]] is surprisingly eliminated from the runoff as he places third with 31.79%.
 
*[[2008]]: [[Ioannis Kasoulidis]] wins the first round of the [[Cyprus]] presidential elections with 33.51%. [[AKEL]] chairman, [[Dimitris Christofias]] places second with 33.29%. Incumbent President, [[Tasos Papadopoulos]] is surprisingly eliminated from the runoff as he places third with 31.79%.
 
*[[2012]]: Armed robbers steal more than 60 artefacts from a museum in [[Olympia]].
 
*[[2012]]: Armed robbers steal more than 60 artefacts from a museum in [[Olympia]].

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