Konstantinos Tasoulas took office as Greece’s ninth President of the Republic on 13 March, sworn in at Parliament amid a ceremonial flourish. After laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, he received the handover from Katerina Sakellaropoulou at the Presidential Palace, gifting her a copy of the ‘Hymn to Liberty.’ In his first address, Tasoulas vowed to uphold the Constitution and tackle pressing challenges, from the Tempi tragedy to shifting geopolitics, calling national unity ‘an unbreakable condition’ for progress.
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Why Does Greece Celebrate This Poet Every Year? Unraveling the Legacy of Dionysios Solomos
The lyrics for the anthem come from the epic 158-stanza poem by Dionysios Solomos in…
Why Does Greece Celebrate This Poet Every Year? Unraveling the Legacy of Dionysios Solomos
The Greek National Anthem, also referred to as the Hymn to Liberty or the Hymn…
The lyrics for the anthem come from the epic 158-stanza poem by Dionysios Solomos in…
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