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  2. Feminism in Greece - Wikipedia

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    In 1955, women were first allowed to become judges in Greece. [22] According to data by UNICEF, 52% of the Greek population is made up of women. According to World Bank, the proportion of the labor force that is female increased from 36.1% in 1990 to 44.1% in 2019. [24]

  3. Greek War of Independence - Wikipedia

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    France, which initially backed its client Muhammad Ali the Great with weapons and officers to train his army, changed its stance, partly because of the pro-Greek feelings of the French people, and partly because King Charles X saw the offer to impose mediation as a way of assuring French influence in Greece. [199]

  4. Women in Greece - Wikipedia

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    [74] [75] The women of Greece won the right to vote in 1952. In 1955, women were first allowed to become judges in Greece. [74] In 1983, a new family law was passed which provided for gender equality in marriage. [76] It abolished the dowry, and provided for the rights of "illegitimate" children. [77] [78] [79] Adultery was also decriminalised ...

  5. 1830s - Wikipedia

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    The 1830s (pronounced "eighteen-thirties") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1830, and ended on December 31, 1839. In this decade, the world saw a rapid rise of imperialism and colonialism , particularly in Asia and Africa .

  6. History of modern Greece - Wikipedia

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    Ioannis Kapodistrias. On his arrival, Kapodistrias launched a major reform and modernisation programme that covered all areas. He re-established military unity by bringing an end to the second phase of the civil war; re-organised the military, which was then able to reconquer territory lost to the Ottoman military during the civil wars; and introduced the first modern quarantine system in ...

  7. Category:1830s in Greece - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "1830s in Greece" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bavarian Auxiliary Corps; M.

  8. Ottoman Greece - Wikipedia

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    The vast majority of the territory of present-day Greece was at some point incorporated within the Ottoman Empire.The period of Ottoman rule in Greece, lasting from the mid-15th century until the successful Greek War of Independence broke out in 1821 and the First Hellenic Republic was proclaimed in 1822, is known in Greece as Turkocracy (Greek: Τουρκοκρατία, Tourkokratia, "Turkish ...

  9. Demographic history of Greece - Wikipedia

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    Linear B was used to record accounts, and evident from this was the level of sophistication which most certainly reflected in the population distribution,as 50% of the whole Balkan population lived in Greece,meaning that if 4,000,000 people lived in the Balkans in 1250 BC, 2,000,000 people lived in Greece. By the time the Dark Ages were ...