Second Hellenic Republic News Today

This column profiles important historical events which took place during this week 25 years ago, 50 years ago, 75 years ago and 100 years ago.

Oxi was a day when the odds didn’t matter, and duty was plain.  It was a day when the whole world was Greek.

Ioannis Metaxas was the Greek Prime Minister from 1936 to 1941 and made famous for rejecting the demands made by Italy to occupy Greece during World War II.

Greece's former royal palace, Tatoi, located 27 kilometres outside Athens' city centre is set to become a public museum by 2025.

The establishment of the Kingdom of Greece in 1832 Search for: The Kingdom of Greece (Greek: Βασίλειον τῆς Ἑλλάδος) was established in 1832 and was the successor state to the First Hellenic Republic. It was internationally recognised by the Treaty of Constantinople, where Greece also secured its full independence from the Ottoman Empire after nearly four centuries. In 1831, the assassination of the first Governor of Greece, Count Ioannis Kapodistrias, created political and ...

Former Greek PM Ioannis Metaxas passes away on this day in 1941 Search for: Ioannis Metaxas was the Greek Prime Minister from 1936 to 1941 and made famous for rejecting the demands made by Italy to occupy Greece during World War II. History looks at him as a general and dictator, but that may not necessarily give the whole picture. For the first four months of his stint as prime minister, he did govern Greece with the constitution in mind. Eventually, he abandoned the constitution and formed th...