Military Junta Archives — Greek City Times

Konstantinos Karamanlis passed away on this day in 1998

Konstantinos Karamanlis is regarded as one of the most influential Greek politicians in modern history.…

Today marks 49 years since the Greek military junta, then ruling Greece, and its Greek Cypriot collaborators- EOKA-B-, toppled the democratically elected President of Cyprus, the late Archbishop Makarios III.

Cyprus marks 49 years since the coup d’état

Today, July 15, marks 49 years since the 1974 coup d’état which led to the…

My Afternoon With Zorba

“I would never forget that moment. It was then that I came to understand the power of music. And, how important Theodorakis is to the Greeks and would become to my life. He clearly reflects the spirit of the Greeks — be strong, and like my grandfather often told me, always have hope.”