2000 ⟶ Express Samina Ferry Sinks off Paros, Greece
September 26: The Greek ferry Express Samina sinks off the c...
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🦠 The Plague of Athens
Athens suffers a major pestilence, believed to be caused by epidemic typhus.⟶
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Greece💀 Athenian Plague Outbreak
An outbreak of a plague kills over one-third of the population of Athens.⟶
Ancient greecePlagueDiseaseEpidemicPeloponnesian WarMortalityPublic HealthSocial Impact
Greece⚔️ Kondylis Coup Overthrows Pangalos in Greece
August 22: General Georgios Kondylis overthrows General Theodoros Pangalos in Greece.⟶
Coup d'étatMilitary DictatorshipInterwar PeriodPolitical Instability
Greece⚔️ Greek Military Junta Takes Power
April 21: Greek military coup establishes a military dictatorship led by Georgios Papadopoulos. The dictatorship ends in 1974.⟶
Military DictatorshipCoup d'étatCold WarPolitical InstabilityAuthoritarianismHuman Rights
Greece🚢 Express Samina Ferry Sinks off Paros, Greece
September 26: The Greek ferry Express Samina sinks off the coast of the island of Paros; 80 out of a total of over 500 passengers perish in one of Greece's worst sea disasters.⟶
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