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Ohi Day + όχι !
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Researching for a book right now and came across this:

Celebrated throughout Greece, Cyprus and the Greek communities around the world on October 28 each year, Okhi Day (also spelled Ohi Day, Oxi Day, or Ochi Day, Greek: Επέτειος του «'Οχι», Anniversary of the "No") commemorates Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas's (in power from August 4, 1936 until January 29, 1941) rejection of the ultimatum made by Italian dictator Mussolini on October 28, 1940.

This ultimatum, which was presented to Metaxas by the Italian ambassador in Greece, Emanuele Grazzi, on October 28, 1940, at dawn (04:00 AM), after a party in the German embassy in Athens, demanded that Greece allow Axis forces to enter Greek territory and occupy certain unspecified "strategic locations" or otherwise face war. It was allegedly answered with a single laconic word: όχι or no.

Inspiring. Cultural stands give me shivers down my spine based on fortitude and principle alone. Whether it's defiance against occupation or a backlash against sexual abuse, standing up against authority or an entity can be just too inspirational for words.


text taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okhi_Day

November 11, 2008 | 4:39 PM Comments  0 comments

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