Τhe events on the occasion of the 50th anniversary from the restoration of Democracy in Greece started on Sunday in the presence of Hellenic President of Republic Katerina Sakellaropolou, Athens mayor Haris Doukas and a large number of citizens at the garden of the Presidential Mansion.
Sakellaropoulou and the attendees had the opportunity to tour a special exhibition, with 60 works by more than 12 well-known cartoonists, who captured with their pen, in the newspapers of the time, the first year of the post-dictatorship period, from July 1974 until August 1975.
The President of the Republic was welcomed by the president of the Greek Cartoonists’ Club, Panos Maragos, together with well-known cartoonists, and then the general secretary Yannis Antonopoulos presented the works in detail, emphasising that cartoons and the work of cartoonists act as historical evidence, giving the pulse of political developments.
As mentioned, these works are part of the great post-dictatorship exhibition, which will be presented from October 14 to 19 at the Syntagma metro, curated by Yiannis Antonopoulos and Spyros Derveniotis, and will present works by cartoonists up to the present day, while this particular part of the exhibition will remain in the garden of the Presidency and for the established reception for the Restoration of Democracy next Wednesday 24 July.
Afterwards, Sakellaropoulou together with the mayor of Athens and the public enjoyed the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Municipality of Athens, as well as the MUSICA choir of the Megaro Mousikis .
SOURCE; ANA-MPA
