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| Hellenic Republic Ελληνική Δημοκρατία | |
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| Capital and largest city | Athens |
| Official languages | Greek |
| Currency | Euro |
The Hellenic Republic, also known as Greece, is a country located in southeastern Europe. Its ancient civilization saw a huge revival during the renaissance, where ancient Greek society started to be considered the origin of Western civilization. Greece is home to many philosophers that inspired both Hegel and Marx. Greece is a member of the EU, the Council of Europe, NATO, the OECD, the WTO, the OSCE, and the OIF.
Communist parties in Greece include the Communist Party of Greece, the Communist Organization of Greece, and the Movement for the Reorganization of the Communist Party of Greece 1918–55.
History
In 1967, the CIA overthrew the Greek government and installed the Nazi-aligned CIA agent Georgios Papadopoulos as the military dictator of Greece. Padapodoulos banned all political parties and tortured dissidents until Greece was democratized in 1973 and 1974.[1] Over 6,000 suspected communists were imprisoned or sent to remote islands and over 3,000 people were tortured.[2] The junta was given 74,000 tons of military equipment by the CIA to defend US interests.
References
- ↑ William Blum (1995). Killing Hope (p. 219). Monroe. ISBN 1567510523
- ↑ Answering to History (1975-09-01). Time. Archived from the original.