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On April 21, 1967, a group of middle-ranking colonels led by Georgios Papadopoulos seized power in a coup. For seven years, the "Junta" imposed strict censorship, abolished political parties, and exiled or tortured dissidents. Life was a mix of forced "order" and underlying fear.

The regime began to crumble in 1973. The bloody suppression of the Polytechnic Uprising in November showed the world the dictatorship's brutality. The final blow came in July 1974, when the Junta organized a coup in Cyprus, triggering a Turkish invasion. Faced with a national catastrophe, the military surrendered power.

The 1950s and early 60s saw the "Greek Economic Miracle." Rapid industrialization and tourism transformed the country, yet political instability simmered beneath the surface. Tensions between the Center Union and the Palace culminated in the "Apostasia" of 1965, creating a vacuum that the military would soon exploit. On April 21, 1967, a group of middle-ranking

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On July 24, 1974, Konstantinos Karamanlis returned from Paris to lead the "Metapolitefsi" (Regime Change). This transition successfully legalized the Communist Party, abolished the monarchy via referendum, and established the Third Hellenic Republic, marking the longest period of democratic stability in Greek history. If you’d like to dive deeper, tell me:

The story of modern Greece between 1941 and 1974 is a dramatic journey from the darkness of foreign occupation to the restoration of democracy. Faced with a national catastrophe, the military surrendered

Liberation in 1944 did not bring peace. The "Dekemvriana" clashes in Athens led to a brutal Civil War (1946–1949). This period deeply scarred the nation, dividing villages and families between the national army and the communist Democratic Army. The victory of the national forces firmly placed Greece in the Western camp and the nascent NATO alliance.