Eighty-six years since the day Greece shouted "NO" to slaverytranslated

Report office ope.gr Eighty-six years have passed today since the day that Ioannis Metaxas rejected the ultimatum of Emmanuele Grazzi, Ambassador of Italy in Athens, with which he requested the surrender of our country to the fascists who in an insidious way tried to enslave the country.  The diary read Monday, October 28, 1940, and history will record it as the day when, through the mouth of Prime Minister Metaxas, Greece shouted "NO". At the call of history, Greece once again chose the path of honor and preservation of the sacred and sacred of the Genus.

This "NO" echoes to this day from the edge of the world where there are Greeks. Inspiring, guiding and illuminating our glorious history, sending the timeless message that freedom is defended - when and if necessary - with blood.

Dendias: "Today we honor the Greeks who in 1940 defended freedom" The Minister of National Defense, Nikos Dendias, in his message for the National Anniversary of October 28, 1940, emphasizes that: "October 28 is not just a prime moment in our national history. Today we honor the Greeks who in 1940 defended the...