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Greek Education Societies Hold 200th Anniversary of Greek Revolution
“We are celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Greek Independence to reunite, come together, and socialize after the devastating quarantine of the pandemic,” said Vasiliki...
Remembering the 200th Anniversary of the 1821 Greek Revolution: The Filiki Eteria Museum, Ukraine
It all began in Odessa, Ukraine. Greek merchants Nikolaos Skoufas, Anastasios Sakalof, and Emanuel Xanthos started the revolutionary group called Filiki Eteria or Society of...
The Modern Greek Enlightenment and the Revolution of 1821
Special to the Hellenic News of America
It is that time of year when Hellenes and Philhellenes all over the world will come together to...
Cyprus remembers and commemorates the Greek War of Independence
By Polyxeni Potter, Honorary Consul of Cyprus
CYPRUS REMEMBERS AND COMMEMORATES the Greek War of Independence because this war is also the island’s own war...
Forces Shaping Greek Independence in 1821: Church, Business Class and Ypsilantis Brothers
The Greek Orthodox Church, the merchant class that created the revolutionary organization of the Filiki Eteria, Alexander, and Demetrios Ypsilantis brothers inspired the successful...
Bicentennial Events Highlight Role of World Diaspora in Greek Independence
The Greek revolutionary war for independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1821 was obviously momentous for Greece.
Few realize, though, the impact the Greek Revolution...