Foreign leaders and dignitaries have arrived in Athens as Greece celebrates the bicentennial of the start of the Greek War of Independence on Thursday.
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French Defense Minister Florence Parly expressed her country’s admiration for the Greek Revolution of 1821, in which Greeks sought their independence from Ottoman rule, saying the country has inspired other nations.
French President Emmanuel Macron said the Greek people’s struggle for independence in the 19th century serves as an inspiration for France and Europe and sent a message of support during an interview aired by state-run broadcaster ERT on Wednesday night.
Britain’s Prince Charles noted the “deep friendship and strong bonds” connecting Greece and his country through the centuries in a speech during an official dinner in Athens on Wednesday night, held to mark the 200th anniversary of the start of the Greek Revolution.
On the eve of Greece’s 200th anniversary of independence, a resolution highlighting the strong ties between the US and Greece was unanimously passed by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
The legacy of the Greek Revolution of 1821 in which Greeks sought their independence from Ottoman rule is “universal,” President Katerina Sakellaropoulou told foreign dignitaries who attended an official dinner at the Presidential Mansion on Wednesday night.
The Longfellow Bridge in Boston was lit up in blue and white on Wednesday, in honor of the 200th anniversary of the Greek War of Independence.
The Independence Day parade Thursday ought to open or close with the heroes of today, the doctors, nursing staff and members of the ambulance service who are on the frontline of this pandemic.
The anniversary of the dawn of the successful Greek war for independence will be observed around the world on March 25th, and many events will be live-streamed.
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis delivers a speech during a ceremony at Greece’s newly renovated National Gallery in Athens, Wednesday, March 24, 2021.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Britain’s Prince Charles visit the National Gallery during celebrations for the 200th anniversary of the Greek War of Independence in Athens, Greece, March 24, 2021.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his wife Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotakis welcomed Britain’s Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall along with their other guests to the newly refurbished National Gallery, where the premier, Culture Minister Lina Mendoni and National Gallery Director Marina Lambraki-Plaka will deliver addresses.
Britain’s Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall arrived at the National Gallery on Wednesday evening during celebrations for the 200th anniversary of the Greek War of Independence in Athens.
The small boat, with its group of twenty or so British tourists and school kids, was leaning into the wind across choppy waters. Gerald, our teacher and guide, was telling us two stories at once and they were becoming occasionally confused.
On March 25, 2021 we celebrate the 200th anniversary of the beginning of the Greek War of Independence, a bloody revolution for the Greeks’ freedom from the despotism of the Ottoman Empire.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis prepares to welcome his Russian counterpart Mikhail Mishustin at the Maximos Mansion, ahead of celebrations marking 200 years from the Greek War of Independence, in Athens, Wednesday. [Louiza Vradi/Reuters]
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