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Events relating to greece
Churchill extends Harold Macmillan's responsibilities to include developments in Greece and the Balkans
Athens is liberated and the Greek government-in-exile returns, with George Papandreou at its head
Civil war breaks out in Greece between rival groups of partisans resisting demobilization
George Grivas leads a guerrilla movement, EOKA, fighting for Cyprus's independence from Britain and union with Greece
Archaeologists at Olympia excavate the workshop of the Greek classical sculptor Phidias
Maria Callas gives her last performance, as Tosca at Covent Garden in London
A coup in Greece brings in an incompetent and repressive military junta that becomes known as the 'Greek colonels'
Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis marries Jacqueline Kennedy, widow of the assassinated president
Royal tombs are excavated at Vergina, in Macedonia, probably including that of Philip of Macedon
Greece is promised an EU and IMF bail-out package of 45 billion euros to cope with its high level of national debt
Greece's credit rating is downgraded by Standard & Poor to BB+ ('junk'), causing a run on global stock markets
Severe austerity measures in Greece persuade Germany to back an increased EU and IMF bail-out package of 110 billion euros
Eurozone leaders agree a second bail-out package for Greece of €109 billion
