March 25, 1821 –
Today is the traditional date of the start of the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire on this day, which had been occupying and ruling it since the mid-1400s, (though the war actually began February 22, 1821.) The date was chosen in the early years of Greece’s sovereignty so that it falls on the day of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, strengthening the ties between the Greek Orthodox Church and the newly-found state.
The war for independence lasted nine years, and was only settled after significant intervention.
The Greek people were so exuberant that they proclaimed the country a republic on this day in 1924, and officially deposed King George II (of Greece) and stripped of his Greek nationality, and sent him packing. (As if I needed to remind you, our favorite itinerant Greek sailor, the late Philip Mountbatten was related to all the modern Kings of Greece as well as most of the remaining royal houses of Europe.)
And so it goes
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