The celebrations for the Day of Independence concluded with the military parade in Athens as the Armed Forces paraded in the city center before the President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos.
The Greek government was represented by the Minister of National Defense Panos Kammenos. Also present at the parade were the government Vice President Yannis Dragasakis, the President of Parliament Nikos Voutsis, the leader of the main opposition Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the president of the Union of Centrists Vasilis Leventis, the District Governor of Attica Rena Dourou and military attaches.
Soldiers, tanks, fighter jets and helicopters were all deployed in a show of pride, on a rainy day in the capital.
The Greek Army participated with two battalions and Greek Air Force with PEGASUS II squadron.
Greek Independence Day, a national holiday, is by Greeks to commemorate the end to nearly 400 years of Ottoman rule.
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