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The following lists events that happened during 1973 in Greece. Incumbents. Monarch: Constantine II (until 1 June)
The first issue of coins minted in 1954 consisted of holed aluminium 5-, 10- and 20-lepton pieces, with 50-lepton, 1-drachma, 2-drachma and 5-drachma pieces in cupro-nickel. 10-drachma coins of a brighter alloy were issued in 1959 and a silver 20-drachma piece was issued in 1960, replacing the corresponding banknotes.
In 1970 the Greek junta regime issued a number of commemorative coins with the coup d'état of 1967 as a topic. 50 drachmas, silver and copper, phoenix, soldier, 21 April 1967; 100 drachmas, silver and copper, phoenix, soldier, 21 April 1967; 20 drachmas, gold and copper, phoenix, soldier, 21 April 1967
1973 Greek republic referendum; V. HNS Velos; Votive relief to Isis-Demeter, Dion This page was last edited on 11 May 2023, at 21:50 (UTC). Text is available under ...
The Greek economic miracle (Greek: Ελληνικό οικονομικό θαύμα) describes a period of rapid and sustained economic growth in Greece from 1950 to 1973. [1] At its height, the Greek economy grew by an average of 7.7 percent, second in the world only to Japan .
The Greek junta or Regime of the Colonels [a] was a right-wing military junta that ruled Greece from 1967 to 1974. On 21 April 1967, a group of colonels overthrew the caretaker government a month before scheduled elections which Georgios Papandreou's Centre Union was favoured to win.
Greece: 1973 Greek republic referendum: 29 July 1973 monarchy abolished 78.6 21.4 75.0 [14] Greece: 1974 Greek republic referendum: 8 December 1974 republic retained 69.2 30.8 75.6 The Junta had already staged a plebiscite held on 29 July 1973, which resulted in the establishment of the Republic.
^On 1 June 1973, the Greek military junta unilaterally abolished the monarchy, then held a rigged referendum on 29 July 1973. This decision was ratified in 1974. ^ Katharevousa was the conservative form of the Modern Greek language used both for literary and official purposes, though seldom in daily language.