Defense Minister Nikos Dendias has attended the opening of a two-day festival at Trinity College Cambridge in England to mark with the bicentenary of Lord Byron’s death on 19 April 1824, in Messolongi, Greece.
1821 ANNIVERSARY
Hundreds of Greek Americans and guests gathered along Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue in New York to partake in the annual Greek Independence Day Parade, which commemorates the anniversary of the Greek War of Independence against Ottoman rule.
President Joe Biden paid tribute to Greek ideals and the ties that bind the United States to Greece in a celebration of Greek Independence Day at the White House on Thursday.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hailed Greece as a “principled proponent of peace and prosperity” in a special message issued as Greeks celebrated the 203rd anniversary of independence from Ottoman rule on Monday.
The annual parade of the Armed Forces for Greece’s March 25th Independence Day concluded on Monday after passing the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in front of Parliament at Syntagma Square.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attended the March 25 parade of Greek community associations of Greater Montreal, joined by his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau.
Students will be taking part in parades all over Greece on Monday to mark the 203rd anniversary of the 1821 revolution against Ottoman rule.
The traditional student parade to mark the anniversary of the outbreak of the Greek Revolution in 1821 has been held in Athens.
Democrats Abroad Greece (DAGR) have welcomed President Joe Biden’s annual proclamation declaring March 25 as Greek Independence Day as “reaffirmation of the strong and growing ties between Greece and the United States.”
The declaration of the revolution against Ottoman rule on March 25, 1821, remains “glorious milestone in the long history of our nation,” President Katerina Sakellaropoulou has said in her message to the Greek diaspora on the occasion of Greek Independence Day.
US President Joe Biden has noted that “the partnership, alliance and friendship shared by Greece and the United States is stronger than ever before – due in large part to the culture, courage, and character of the Greek American community” in the annual proclamation of March 25 as Greek Independence Day.
Syntagma metro station will be closed on Sunday, March 24, and Monday, March 25, from 8 a.m. until the parades marking Greece’s Independence Day have been completed.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is scheduled to meet with US President Joe Biden in Washington on April 4.
A significant change was observed in the consumer behavior of Greek e-shoppers during 2023 compared to 2022, within the framework of the annual “Fashion (Re)search” review by the European fashion search platform GLAMI.
“The Honeymoon,” a Voreio Pedio cultural association production written and directed by Konstantinos Babilas, is a memorial to the victims of femicides.
A presentation of “Greek Pioneers in Medical and Biomedical Sciences, 1821-2021” (2023), which was published recently in Greek and English, will take place on December 14 at The Demos Center (17 Ipitou, Plaka).
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