March 25, 2022
Greece, Politics
The grand military parade held annually on March 25, to celebrate Greece’s Independence Day and 201st anniversary since the start of the 1821 revolution against the Ottoman occupation took place in Athens. Greece’s national holiday coincides with the religious feast of the Annunciation of the Virgin. Parade short video: Th …
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March 25, 2021
Greece, Politics
With an impressive military parade Greece celebrated the 200th anniversary of the start of the War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire in 1821. Troops of the Navy, the Air force and the Army marched and tanks rolled in front of state leaders and foreign dignitaries, military aircraft and helicopters …
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March 23, 2021
Greece
Preparations for the military parade marking the 200th anniversary of the begin of the Greek Independence Revolution against the Ottoman Empire on 25. March 1821 are underway and in full speed. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, though, the original program had to be modified and only some parts of the …
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March 11, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, Greece
Greece will hold the military parade on March 25 and “the quality event” will be live broadcast, government spokesperson Aristotelia Peloni said on Thursday. At the same time, she announced that the annual student parades commemorating the start of the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire in 1821 …
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March 3, 2021
Greece, Politics
French President Emmanuel Macron and his spouse Brigitte will attend the annual military parade in Athens on March 25 that this year coincides with the bicentennial celebrations for the beginning of the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire in 1821. Daily kathimerini reported the news adding that as …
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January 28, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, Greece, Politics
The military parade on March 25 will take place us usual at Syntagma Square in front of the Greek Parliament in downtown Athens. The parade will take place in compliance with pandemic protection measures, media report on Thursday. Two parades, the one on 25 March and the one on 28. …
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October 28, 2019
Greece, Politics
OXI DAY – 28. October 1940 – The day Greece rejected the Italian ultimatum to surrender to the Axis powers. The day marks the beginning of the war between Greece and Italy that ended in the country’s occupation by Nazi Germany. Greeks celebrate the historical day with a big military …
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October 28, 2018
Video GRID
The Military Parade in Thessaloniki to commemorate the 28. October 1940 when Greece rejected the Italian ultimatum to allow troops enter and occupy the country. The Greek-Italian war became inevitable. embedded by Embedded VideoYouTube Direkt In a highly symbolic gesture, Italian President Sergio Mattarella attends the Parade upon invitation of …
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March 25, 2018
Greece, Politics
Greece is celebrating the Independence Day on 25th March with a big military parade at Syntagma Square in downtown Athens. Thousands of Greeks have flocked to the city center to watch the best the Greek Armed forces have to offer. The parade takes place in front of the President of …
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March 25, 2017
Society, Very Mix
Watch LIVE the Military Parade in Athens as Greece celebrates the Greek War of Independence 1821. The military parade started at 11 a.m and ended one and a half hour later. Here are some high lights. Greece celebrates the 25th March with a double holiday: a historical and a religious …
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October 28, 2013
Politics
Even the representative of Samaras’ coalition government party, he himself personally, the leader of PASOK, Evangelos Venizelos was absent from the traditional military parade to remember the OCHI-Day and commemorate, the No Greeks told the powers of Axis on 28th October 1940. There were some unconfirmed claims in the press …
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March 25, 2012
Politics, Society
They were all there: the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister, the whole cabinet, the military and religious leadership of Greece. They were all there, except the Greek citizens. The parades of Independence Day turned into a private party between the politicians and 7,000 policemen assigned with their security. To …
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March 25, 2011
Society
Greeks booed politicians and chanted slogans after the conclusion of the 25th March military parade at Syntagma Square. While the politicians were making statements to television channels, people started to boo them and shout “Thieves!”, Traitors!”, “Shame!” and “Bring Back the Stolen Money!”. The President of the Hellenic Republic, Karolos Papoulias, …
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March 25, 2011
Very Mix
The big military parade starts at 11 am and is expected to be concluded at 1 pm. The centre of Athens is closed to traffic for public transport and private vehicles. The area affected is practically from the upper Syggroy Avenue down to Omonia Square. The parade is taking place …
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