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On July 24, 1974, Konstantinos Karamanlis returned from Paris to lead the "Metapolitefsi" (Regime Change). This transition successfully legalized the Communist Party, abolished the monarchy via referendum, and established the Third Hellenic Republic, marking the longest period of democratic stability in Greek history. If you’d like to dive deeper, tell me:

The 1950s and early 60s saw the "Greek Economic Miracle." Rapid industrialization and tourism transformed the country, yet political instability simmered beneath the surface. Tensions between the Center Union and the Palace culminated in the "Apostasia" of 1965, creating a vacuum that the military would soon exploit. On July 24, 1974, Konstantinos Karamanlis returned from

The regime began to crumble in 1973. The bloody suppression of the Polytechnic Uprising in November showed the world the dictatorship's brutality. The final blow came in July 1974, when the Junta organized a coup in Cyprus, triggering a Turkish invasion. Faced with a national catastrophe, the military surrendered power. Tensions between the Center Union and the Palace

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Liberation in 1944 did not bring peace. The "Dekemvriana" clashes in Athens led to a brutal Civil War (1946–1949). This period deeply scarred the nation, dividing villages and families between the national army and the communist Democratic Army. The victory of the national forces firmly placed Greece in the Western camp and the nascent NATO alliance.