Strong reactions were caused yesterday in Sperchiada when, a few hours before the anniversary of the junta of the colonels in 1967 – April 21 coup – unknown persons raised in the warehouses of the Agricultural Cooperative of Lamia a flag her Junta.

After the uproar caused by a local report, the manager of the warehouse went, took down the junta flag and raised the Greek one again.

According to the Deputy Mayor of Makrakomi, Panos Kontogiorgos, the incident was noticed yesterday at noon and it is the first time that something like this has happened in the area.

For the incident was formed case fileby order of a prosecutor and the perpetrator or perpetrators are being sought.

April 21 coup

The armed overthrow of the Government of Panagiotis Kanellopoulos on April 21, 1967 by a group of officers under the leadership of the Artillery Colonel Georgios is known as the April 21 Coup d’état Papadopoulosof the Armored Brigadier General Stylianos Pattakou and the colonel of Artillery Nikolaos Bless youwith the participation military units of Attica.

The first tanks came out at 2 in the morning, to occupy all the strategic points of the capital (Parliament, Ministries, EIR, OTE, Palace).

At the same time, the radio announces that a number of articles of the Constitution, which protect fundamental rights, are being repealed.

With the coup, the democratic government was overthrown in Greece and a military dictatorship was imposed, which lasted with the change of various governments until July 24, 1974.