Military dictatorship in Greece
Athens marks anniversary of anti-dictatorship Polytechnic uprising
Thousands marched in Athens to mark the 52nd anniversary of the 1973 student protest that helped end Greece’s military dictatorship.
Athens Polytechnic uprising of 1973
On the day, the student strike started in the Athens Polytechnic had escalated to an open anti-junta revolt, and ended in bloodshed in the early morning of November 17 after a series of events starting with a tank crashing through the gates of the Polytechnic.
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