Greece
Treaty of Sèvres explained: what it gave Greece and why it never took effect
The Treaty of Sèvres of 10 August 1920 would have given Greece Eastern Thrace, Imbros, Tenedos and the administration of…
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Greece
Athens Polytechnic uprising explained: 14-17 November 1973
What was the Athens Polytechnic uprising? A student revolt against the Greek junta from 14 to 17 November 1973, crushed…
Europe
Fall of the Berlin Wall explained: what happened on 9 November 1989
How the Berlin Wall went up in 1961, how many people died at it, and how a premature announcement opened…
Cyprus
Cyprus 1974 timeline: coup, Turkish invasion and UN resolutions
A dated timeline of Cyprus in 1974, from the 15 July coup to the Turkish invasion of 20 July and…
Greece
Imvros and Tenedos explained: what Turkey promised the Greeks at Lausanne
Lausanne Article 14 promised the Greeks of Imvros and Tenedos self-government and protection. Helsinki Watch and the European Court of…
Greece
Battle of Crete explained: Operation Mercury, 20 May to 1 June 1941
How German paratroopers and glider troops attacked Crete on 20 May 1941, who defended the island, and what the battle…
Europe
Ohi Day explained: how Greece answered Italy’s ultimatum in 1940
US State Department telegrams record the Italian ultimatum of 28 October 1940, the Greek refusal and the first weeks of…
Cyprus
Istanbul pogrom of 1955 explained: what US records show
US State Department records describe the anti-Greek violence of 6-7 September 1955 in Istanbul and Izmir, the police that did…
Greece
How the Dodecanese Became Greek: History, 1923 to 1948
The Dodecanese passed from Turkey to Italy at Lausanne in 1923 and from Italy to Greece in 1947, with union…
Greece
Smyrna 1922 explained: what US diplomatic records show
US diplomatic telegrams from September 1922 record the fall of Smyrna, the fire, the shooting of refugees and the evacuation…
Cyprus
Cyprus problem explained: 1960, 1974 and the UN buffer zone
How the Republic of Cyprus was divided: the 1960 constitution, the violence of 1963, the coup and the Turkish invasion…
Greece
Treaty of Lausanne explained: borders, islands and minorities
The Treaty of Lausanne, signed on 24 July 1923, set the Greek-Turkish frontier, divided the Aegean islands and protected minorities.…