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== Events == | == Events == | ||
| + | *[[1945]]: [[Aris Velouchiotis]] blows himself up with a hand grenade to avoid arrest. The former [[EAM]] leader had been denounced by the [[Greek Communist Party]] and was wanted by both royalists and communists. | ||
*[[1955]]: [[Stylianos Lenas]] and [[Markos Drakos]] unsuccessfully attempt to assassinate [[Cyprus]] governor [[Sir Robert Perceval Armitage|Robert Armitage]]. | *[[1955]]: [[Stylianos Lenas]] and [[Markos Drakos]] unsuccessfully attempt to assassinate [[Cyprus]] governor [[Sir Robert Perceval Armitage|Robert Armitage]]. | ||
Revision as of 19:55, June 5, 2006
Events
- 1945: Aris Velouchiotis blows himself up with a hand grenade to avoid arrest. The former EAM leader had been denounced by the Greek Communist Party and was wanted by both royalists and communists.
- 1955: Stylianos Lenas and Markos Drakos unsuccessfully attempt to assassinate Cyprus governor Robert Armitage.
Births
- 1952: PASOK leader Giorgos Papandreou
- 1973: Nikos Machlas, football player, Europe's top scorer in 1997-98 season.
