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  • Jul 25

    F-16 pilot, top exam students and a teacher who revived a village honoured at Greek Presidential Mansion

    A reception for the 52nd anniversary of the restoration of Greek democracy singled out four ordinary people for extraordinary acts, from an emergency landing to saving a rural school.

  • Jul 25

    Tasoulas urges end to division and calls on wealthy Greeks to fund regeneration at democracy anniversary reception

    President Konstantinos Tasoulas used the 52nd anniversary of the restoration of democracy to call for an end to political division and urge wealthy Greeks to fund national regeneration, as 1,700 guests gathered inside the Presidential Mansion after heavy rain forced the event indoors.

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