Timeline three of Greek History or Greek Civilization
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2009 Pasok wins wopping majority after 8 years of New Democracy vacilation, non-action and more than their share of scandal.
2003 - 2004 Olympic Games Smash New Democracy success & Pasok now in opposition! Win for Karamanlis
22 Sep 1996: PASOK under Simitis wins elections
with 41,5%.
July 1996: Costas Simitis wins 54% of PASOK
delegates against his party-opponent Akis Tsochatzopoulos.
23 June 1996: Death of one of the most successful (and
controversial) Greek leaders of the century, Andreas George Papandreou.
Jan 1996: Papandreou surrenders his Prime Ministerhip
because of serious sickness. Costas Simitis becomes new Prime
Minister.
1981, 1985, 1993: Papandreou wins elections,
the last one with 47% after narrowly escaping charges of corruption.
1980: Membership in the EU.
11 June 1975: Adoption of the new Constitution, renewing
the parliamentary democracy of Greece.
1975, 1977: Karamanlis wins elections.
1974: Following the Cyprus crisis, the military regime
resigns and a referendum favors parliamentary democracy. Karamanlis
and Papandreou return to Greece, founding two new parties (New
Democracy and Pan-Hellenic Socialist Movement PASOK). Karamanlis forms
a government of "National Unity".
1973: The Papadopoulos regime collapses under
an internal military coup.
1967: The colonels' putsch installs the dictatorial
regime under G. Papadopoulos; the political leadership is exiled.
1958: Revision of the constitution.
1952: Membership in NATO.
1946-1949: Civil war.
1941-1944: Occupation by German troops.
1936-1941: Dictatorship of I. Metaxas.
1935: Monarchy is reinstated under King George II.
1927: Constitution of the "Second Greek Republic".
1924: Proclamation of the Greek Republic.
1922: Defeat of Greece in the war against Turkey in
Minor Asia. 1,5 million of Greek refugees flee in mainland.
1912-13: Balkan wars.
1911: Revision of the Constitution by E.
Venizelos. Foundation of the rule of law in Greece.
1875: Foundation of parliamentary regime.
1864: New Constitution.
1844: The first Constitution of the Greek independent
State.
1830: Declaration of an independent Greek kingdom.
1821-1827: Revolution and war of Independence.
1453-1821: Turkish rule.
330-1453: Byzantine Empire.
197 B.C.: Beginning of Roman rule.
336-323 B.C.: Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia,
student of Aristotle, founds the Helenistic Empire.
431-404 B.C.: Peloponnesian war.
446-429 B.C.: Periclean time. Golden age of Athens.
490-479 B.C.: Persian wars (Marathon, Salamis, Platää).
