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	Athens Polytechnic uprising - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The uprising began on November 14, 1973, escalated to nearly an open anti-junta revolt and ended with bloodshed in the early morning of November 17 with a tank crushing the gates of the Polytechnic.
		The uprising was also a student uprising influenced heavily by the youth movements of the sixties, notably the events of May 1968.
		The student uprising is hailed by many as a valiant act of resistance against the military dictatorship, and therefore as a symbol of resistance to tyranny.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Athens_Polytechnic_uprising (1367 words)

	greekworks
		Those parties decided that the uprising’s remembrance should not be focused narrowly on the events of November 1973, but rather celebrate something much broader, which reflected the post-junta standoff between the left and the conservative government of Kônstantinos Karamanlês.
		A second myth of the Polytechnic events concerns the actual politics of the students who decided to occupy the building and use it as a platform from which to call for the end of the dictatorship.
		Finally, the decision to mark the Polytechnic uprising with a march toward the US embassy also reflects the events that occurred in the time that elapsed between November 1973 and the first commemoration a year later.
	www.greekworks.com /content/index.php/weblog/extended/days_of_1973 (1764 words)

	Athens Polytechnic uprising - Knowledgebase, Definition at Mpageni.com
		The Athens Polytechnic uprising in 1973 was the first step to overthrow the Greek military junta of 1967-1974, which was otherwise known as the Regime of the Colonels and led by the dictator George Papadopoulos.
		On November 15, 1973 students at the National Technical University of Athens (also known as "Athens Polytechnic" or Polytechnion) went on strike and started protesting against US-backed military rule (the Regime of the Colonels).
		The uprising was the first step which brought democracy to Greece.
	www.pageni.info /definition/?title=Athens_Polytechnic_uprising (208 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Indeed, he was instrumental in bringing some of them to Athens, to use in a coup he and other leading Army generals had been planning, in an attempt to prevent George Papandreou's victory in the upcoming election and the Communist takeover that would, supposedly, follow it.
		Since Athens was effectively in the hands of the junta militarily, Constantine decided to fly to the small northern city of Kavala, East of Thessaloniki.
		The collapse of the junta was triggered by the Cyprus debacle; some argue that the 1973 Athens Polytechnic uprising in 1973 (Greek: Η εξέγερση του Πολυτεχνείου) was the event that most discredited the military government and acted as a key catalyst for its eventual collapse.
	www.gamecheatz.net /games.php?title=Regime_of_the_Colonels (5637 words)

	Athens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Athens boasts a vast number of music venues including a state of the art music hall known as the "Megaron Moussikis" [6] that attracts world-famous artists all year round.
		Also, "Paraliaki" located at the far south Athens is boasted as one of the liviest destinations in town, displays a variety of clubs, bars and such.
		Many of Athens' elegant southern suburbs (such as Alimos, Palaio Faliro, Elliniko, Voula, Vouliagmeni and Vari) host a number of beautiful, sandy beaches, most of which are operated by the Greek National Tourism Organization [8].
	www.higiena-system.com /wiki/link-Athens (4792 words)

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		Students were just as confused about more recent events in the nation's history like the Athens Polytechnic uprising against the Junta in November 1973.
		Some said the uprising at the Polytechnic was against the Germans.
		Athens Panteion University rector Ioannis Vavouras told reporters in April that university entrance examination papers of successful students in recent years are "frightening".
	www.athensnews.gr /education/1ed6.htm (1316 words)

	Informat.io on Athens
		The founding of Athens is lost in myth and legend from times inmemoria.
		Finally there are a vast number of music venues including a state of the art music hall known as the "Megaron Moussikis" [7] that attracts world-famous artists all year round.
		Eventually, however, a total of more than 3.2 million tickets were sold click here, which was higher than any other Olympics with the exception of Sydney (more than 5 million tickets were sold there in 2000).
	www.informat.io /?title=Athens (5093 words)

	ATHENS
		Athens (Greek: Αθήνα, Athína IPA: /a'θina/) is the capital of Greece and one of the most famous cities in the world, named after goddess Athena.
		In ancient Greek, the name of Athens was Athenai, plural of Athene, the Attic name of the Goddess Athena.
		During the Byzantine era, Athens gradually lost a great deal of status and, by the time of the Crusades, it was already reduced to a provincial town.
	www.solarnavigator.net /geography/athens.htm (2044 words)

	news.ert.gr - Society - Commemorating the 1973 Uprising (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The commemorations marking the 33rd anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising, a revolt against the Greek military junta also known as the Regime of the Colonels in November 1973, commenced Wednesday morning at the historic site of the Athens Polytechnic.
		The Polytechnic is hosting a photograph exhibition prepared by the mothers of the victims, while footage from the anti-junta revolt will also be shown.
		The celebrations marking the 33rd anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising culminated Friday night with the customary march towards the US embassy.
	news.ert.gr /en/newsDetails.asp?id=21798 (589 words)

	Athens - Qwika (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Athens State University Athens State University, located in Athens, Alabama, is a two-year upper level...
		Athens State University began as the Athens Female Academy in 1822.
		Athens Polytechnic uprising Military tank standing in front of the Athens Polytechnic.
	www.qwika.com /find/Athens?int=130 (519 words)

	Care2 Connect - Seeking freedom ...
		The uprising began on November 14, 1973, escalated to nearly an open anti-junta revolt and ended bloodily early in the morning of November 17 with a tank crushing the gates of the Polytechnic.
		Among this crackdown measures there was the crushing of the railings of the Athens Polytechnic, when a military tank was commanded to enter the building grounds.
		Papadopoulos used the uprising as an excuse for bringing back the "military law" he had withdrew during the "liberisation" process, when he realised the process had failed.
	www.care2.com /c2c/share/detail/10180 (1372 words)

	History of Greece: November 17th, Cyprus and the Fall of the Junta
		On the night the curfew is lifted, one week after the military had ended the protest at the Polytechnic, the Colonels are overthrown in a bloodless coup by a more hardliner faction of the junta, led by Dimitris Ioannides, the head of the dreaded military police.
		What is known is that the members of this second group were against the new constitution which would have elevated the power of Papadopoulos to something of a Ceasar, created a civilian government free of any of the other original junta members, and would have given the country free elections.
		The Athens government launches a coup using the Cypriot National Guard and announces over the radio that Markarios is dead, buried under rubble in his palace.
	www.ahistoryofgreece.com /november17.htm (2338 words)

	Hellas - Greece: Panoramic & Aerial Photos of Greece - tour grecia classica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Athens Polytechnic uprising in 1973 was a massive demonstration of popular rejection of the Greek military junta (dictatorship) of 1967-1974, which was otherwise known as the Regime of the Colonels and led by the dictator George Papadopoulos.
		On November 14, 1973 students at the National Technical University of Athens (also known as "Athens Polytechnic" or Polytechnion) went on strike and started protesting against what many believed to be an US-backed military rule (the Regime of the Colonels).
		Others believe that the uprising was used as a pretext by Brigadier Demetrios Ioannidis to put an abrupt end to the process of democratization undertaken by Spyros Markezinis.
	www.hellas.net /index.php?entry=entry051117-113226 (1685 words)

	November 17 - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising.
		November 17 is the 321st day of the year (322nd in leap years), with 44 remaining.
		This sparks an uprising aimed at overthrowing the communist government (it succeeds on December 29).
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/November_17 (1610 words)

	National Technical University of Athens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		National Technical University of Athens official site in English
		National Technical University of Athens official site in Greek
		This page was last modified 05:33, 25 September 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Technical_University_of_Athens (334 words)

	History of Athens - Return to Democracy - Athens Info Guide
		History of Athens - Return to Democracy - Athens Info Guide
		Karamanlis returned to Athens on a French Presidency jet made available to him by President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, a close personal friend.
		Some argue that the Athens Polytechnic uprising in 1973 was the event that most discredited the military government and acted as a key catalyst for its eventual collapse.
	www.athensinfoguide.com /history/t9-97-85democracy.htm (168 words)

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