It was perhaps the leading event that marked the change of the period, since the defeat of the labor movement of that time, facilitated the coming of the dictatorship of Metaxas
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1927 DELPHIC CELEBRATION
The first Delphic Festivals take place, on the initiative of the poet Angelos Sikelianos.
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1936 THESSALONIKI WAS DYEED WITH THE BLOOD OF THE TOBACCO WORKERS
The Gendarmerie violently breaks up a gathering of striking tobacco workers in Thessaloniki. Twelve dead and 32 injured are the tragic toll of the deadly clashes. Inspired by the dead tobacco workers, Yiannis Ritsos will shortly after write his poem “Epitafios”, which will be set to music by Mikis Theodorakis.
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1950 “SHUMAN DECLARATION”
Franco-Luxembourgish politician Robert Schuman presents his proposal for the creation of a united Europe. His proposal, which went down in history as the “Shuman Declaration”, is considered to have contributed to the creation of the European Union.
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1956 AGREEMENT FOR CYPRUS
A militant pro-Cyprus rally organized in Athens ends in clashes with the police. Four protesters and a police chief are killed and 265 people are injured, 165 of them by bullets.
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2009 EUGENIOS SPATHARIS
Evgenios Spatharis, Greek artist of the Shadow Theater, dies.
Source: Skai
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