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Thousands March in Athens for Polytechnic Uprising Anniversary
Thousands of people marched through Athens Wednesday to mark the anniversary of the Polytechnic uprising against the military dictatorship on November 17,1973.
More than 5,000 police were deployed to keep order, as violence involving anarchist demonstrators has often marred the annual...
Greece
Greece Announces Polytechnic Uprising Will Not Be Celebrated in 2020
Adding to the long list of events, celebrations and commemorations which never saw the light of day this year, it appears that 1973's Athens Polytechnic Uprising, the anniversary of which is remembered annually in the city, will also not...
Greece
Athens Polytechnic Uprising: How Greek Students Overthrew a Coup
As of November 1973, it had been six and a half years since Greece had been placed under strict military rule. Opponents of the junta which took over in the April 21, 1967 coup had been tortured, jailed, exiled, or put...
Greece
November 17 Anniversary: Thousands March to Commemorate the Polytechnic Uprising
Thousands of people marched on the streets of Athens on Saturday afternoon to commemorate the anniversary of the Polytechnic uprising and the victims of the 1973 deadly crackdown by the police and the Army of a student uprising against...