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*[[1940]]: The Greek army "[[Great Idea|liberates]]" the town of [[Moschopolis]] (known in Albanian as Voskopoja and in Aromanian as Moscopole) of [[Great Idea|northern Epirus]] (Albania) during the counter-offensive operations against the Italians in [[WWII]]
 
*[[1953]]: [[Spiros Markezinis]], unofficially the Finance MInister of the [[Alexandros Papagos]] government, announces that he will proceed with "cutting off three zeroes from the currency bills." The value of the [[drachma]] against the dollar  becomes 1 to 30 and not 1 to 30,000 as it had been.
 
*[[1953]]: [[Spiros Markezinis]], unofficially the Finance MInister of the [[Alexandros Papagos]] government, announces that he will proceed with "cutting off three zeroes from the currency bills." The value of the [[drachma]] against the dollar  becomes 1 to 30 and not 1 to 30,000 as it had been.
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Revision as of 12:31, November 24, 2005

Events

  • 1940: The Greek army "liberates" the town of Moschopolis (known in Albanian as Voskopoja and in Aromanian as Moscopole) of northern Epirus (Albania) during the counter-offensive operations against the Italians in WWII
  • 1953: Spiros Markezinis, unofficially the Finance MInister of the Alexandros Papagos government, announces that he will proceed with "cutting off three zeroes from the currency bills." The value of the drachma against the dollar becomes 1 to 30 and not 1 to 30,000 as it had been.