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Flag of Greek guerrillas during the Greek War of Independence. Horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and white with a wreath and cross, the motto "Ελευθερία ή Θάνατος" (Freedom or Death) is written on the bottom.
Greek flag. Eleftheria i thanatos (Greek: Ελευθερία ή θάνατος, IPA: [elefθeˈri.a i ˈθanatos]; 'Freedom or Death') is the motto of Greece. [1] [2] It originated in the Greek songs of resistance that were powerful motivating factors for independence.
The closest to a Greek "national" flag during Ottoman rule was the so-called "Graeco-Ottoman flag" (Γραικοθωμανική παντιέρα), a civil ensign Greek Orthodox merchants (better: merchants from the Greek-dominated Orthodox millet) were allowed to fly on their ships, combining stripes with red (for the Ottoman Empire) and blue ...
Greece personified as a woman, depicted with revolutionaries who participated in the Greek War of Independence. Eleftherios Venizelos, a prominent leader of the Greek national liberation movement. The establishment of Panhellenic sites served as an essential component in the growth and self-consciousness of Greek nationalism. [2]
The Cypriot battalion brought with them their own distinctive war banner, consisting of a white flag with a large blue cross, and the words GREEK FLAG OF THE MOTHERLAND CYPRUS emblazoned in the top left corner. The flag was hoisted on a wooden mast, carved and pointed at the end to act as a lance in battle.
A Constitution was promulgated in February 1907, but in 1908, taking advantage of domestic turmoil in Turkey as well as the timing of Zaimis' vacation away from the island, the Cretan deputies declared unilateral union with Greece. [10] The flag of the Cretan State was replaced by the Greek flag, all public servants took an oath to King George ...
According to the Collins English Dictionary, a national flag is "a flag that represents or is an emblem of a country." [1] The word country can be used to refer to a sovereign state, sometimes also called an independent state. [2] It is customary in international law that states adopt a flag to distinguish themselves from other states. [3]
Flag of Greece: Five equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white. There is a blue canton in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a white cross. 1975-1978: Flag of Greece: A White cross on a blue field. [17] 1974-1975: Flag of Greece under the Colonels' regime. The sea flag, in ratio 7:12 and in very dark shade of blue (dark "midnight ...