Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni welcomed on Saturday a resolution introduced by the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues calling on the United Kingdom to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece.
1821 ANNIVERSARY
The “Greece 2021” committee on the bicentennial of the declaration of the Greek War of Independence held an event at the National Mint to present its Numismatic
Program and honor all those who contributed to its implementation.
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall confirmed on Friday that they will visit Athens on March 24-25 to participate in the events marking the bicentenary of the Greek War of Independence.
French Defense Minister Florence Parly and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will replace their respective leaders in attending the celebrations on March 25 in Athens, commemorating the bicentennial of the beginning of the country’s War of Independence in 1821, according to sources.
French President Emmanuel Macron has canceled a visit to Greece where he was expected to attend celebrations on March 25 commemorating the bicentennial of the beginning of the country’s War of Independence in 1821.
The Consulate General of Greece in Boston and College Year in Athens co-hosted a celebratory lecture commemorating the bicentennial of the Greek War of Independence.
A Hellenic Air Force helicopter flies over the Acropolis hill during a rehearsal in Athens, Thursday.
A member of the Presidential Guard stands sentry in front of the tarp-covered Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens on Wednesday.
A Hellenic Air Force Chinook helicopter is seen flying over the Acropolis Hill in Athens on Thursday, as part of a practice run ahead of the March 25 national holiday.
Hellenic Air Force fighter jets will fly over the capital at around 1.15 p.m. on Thursday as a practice run ahead of the March 25 national holiday, the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA) said.
Freedom, “ελευθερία” is a most noble value. Since ancient times, more so in the last 200 years since its War of Independence started, it is Greece’s greatest contribution to the European spirit, the spirit of the free world.
The French Institute of Athens brings us a fascinating online exhibition of work marking the bicentennial of the 1821 Greek Revolution and celebrating the contribution of the philhellenic movement in France to the uprising.
The director of the family run Bouboulina Museum on the Greek island of Spetses will be delivering an introductory lecture and tour on his famous ancestor, Laskarina Bouboulina (1771-1825).
As with any major anniversary, the bicentennial of the outbreak of the 1821 Greek War of Independence invites fresh approaches in research and an expansion of our knowledge on this important event.
The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (ΑΗΕΡΑ) honored in Annapolis, Maryland, the revolutionary hero John M. Allen, a midshipman of the United States Navy, who fought in the Greek Revolution of 1821.
Under the auspices of the Embassy of Greece in Washington and on the occasion of the bicentennial of the Greek War of Independence, world-renowned historian Mark Mazower, a professor of History at Columbia University, gave an online celebratory lecture.
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