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Flag decorations for 25 March in Santorini. The celebration of the Greek Revolution of 1821 (Greek: Εορτασμός της Ελληνικής Επανάστασης του 1821, Eortasmós tis Ellinikís Epanástasis tou 1821), less commonly known as Independence Day, takes place in Greece, Cyprus and Greek diaspora centers on 25 March every year, coinciding with the Feast of the Annunciation.
The Kelasuri Wall (Georgian: კელასურის კედელი) or Great Abkhazian Wall (Georgian: აფხაზეთის დიდი კედელი) is a stone wall located to the east of Sukhumi in Abkhazia, [note 1] Georgia. The exact time of its construction is not known; several dates ranging from antiquity to the ...
The revolution is celebrated by Greeks around the world as independence day on 25 March. All Greek territory, except the Ionian Islands, the Mani Peninsula, and mountainous regions in Epirus, came under Ottoman rule in the 15th century. [4] During the following centuries, there were Greek uprisings against Ottoman rule.
1897, January: Cretan Rebellion. Greece refuses a Turkish offer of an autonomous administration in Crete and mobilizes for war. 1897, 25 February: Greece refuses to withdraw the Greek volunteers from Crete. The Great Powers announce a blockade of Greece. 1897, 17 April: The Ottoman Empire declares war against Greece. Greco-Turkish War (1897).
March 25 is the 84th day of the year (85th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 281 days remain until the end of the year. Until 1752 it was the official date of the beginning of the year in England (in Julian calendar ).
The hastiness of the construction resulted in a wall only about 3 metres (9.8 ft) high and less than 1 metre (3.3 ft) thick, rather than a proper fortification. [11] The course of the wall was as follows: from the Odeon of Herodes Atticus at the foot of the Acropolis, it went to the Theatre of Dionysus, and thence to the Arch of Hadrian, whose lower portion was walled up.
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On 29 November 2015, the Macedonian army began erecting fences on the Greek border. [2] A Moroccan man was injured in an accident that led to clashes between police and migrants that injured 18. [3] In the early stage of the construction of the barrier, Macedonian police were attacked by the migrants, according to The Guardian. [4]