Athens Polytechnic uprising

Athens Polytechnic uprising
Athens Polytechnic uprising
Εξέγερση του Πολυτεχνείου; Part of the Greek junta and the Cold War
	Protesters outside the Athens Polytechnic on Patission Street
Date	14–17 November 1973
Location	National Technical University of Athens; 37°59′16″N 23°43′54″E
Caused by	Junta's Authoritarianism
Goals	Fall of the Junta
Methods	Student protest
Resulted in	Uprising suppressed: Junta is preserved; Many students murdered; Attempts at liberalization by Georgios Papadopoulos, which results in another coup launched by hardliner Dimitrios Ioannidis;
Parties
Greek students ; Support:; ΕΚΟΝ Rigas Feraios ; PAK ; Communist Youth of Greece ; Progressive All-Student Unionist Camp ; AASPE	Greek junta Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs; Ministry of Public Order; Cities Police; Hellenic Army;
Lead figures
	Non-centralized leadership Georgios Papadopoulos; Spyros Markezinis; Panagiotis Sifnaios; Panagiotis Therapos; Nikolaos Dertilis
Casualties
Death(s)	40 (24 identified, 16 unidentified)
Injuries	2,000+ (1,103 verified)

The Athens Polytechnic uprising occurred in November 1973 as a massive student demonstration of popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967–1974. It began on 14 November 1973, escalated to an open anti-junta revolt, and ended in bloodshed in the early morning of 17 November after a series of events starting with a tank crashing through the gates of the Athens Polytechnic.

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