Athens Polytechnic uprising November 17 commemorates the Athens Polytechnic Uprising in 1973, which was a massive demonstration of popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967–1974. The uprising actually began on…
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April 21, 1967 will always been known as a day that forever changed Greek history, when the military took over government and installed CIA-connected Colonel Georgios Papadopoulos into power. Papadopoulos achieved this…
Greece’s former Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras joined the traditional protest march to the US Embassy on Sunday to commemorate the anniversary of the Polytechnic uprising. “This year we have many reasons to be…
November 17 commemorates the Athens Polytechnic Uprising in 1973, which was a massive demonstration of popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967–1974. The uprising actually began on November 14, 1973,…
The Greece police have announced they will deploy 5,000 police officers and drones for the commemoration of the November 17, 1973 student uprising against the Junta, which will culminate in a march…
The 43rd anniversary of the 1973 Athens Polytechnic uprising was marred by violence and clashes with police outside the U.S. Embassy. The annual march ended at the U.S. Embassy late on Thursday…