This day, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the restoration of democracy in Greece after the junta and the return of Constantine Karamanlis to Greece, is a historic day, President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou said on Wednesday, during a reception at the Presidential Mansion’s gardens, ANA reports.
Greeks must be proud of what they achieved, leaving behind the deprivations of the aftermath of World War II and becoming “another Greece.”
Sakellaropoulou made special mention of the resistance fighters who were tortured by the junta, including Spyros Moustaklis, Alekos Panagoulis, and Sakis Karagiorgas, and also referred to the day’s marking of the 50th anniversary of the Turkish invasion and ongoing occupation of Cyprus.
50-year achievements
The Greek president said the day’s significance lay in bringing to Greece “the smoothest and most progressive era of our modern history, a political, social, and cultural achievement of Greeks, with its landmark being the universal enjoyment of democracy and lifting of restrictions and discriminations.”
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