1967    A few days before the general election in Greece, Colonel George Papadopoulos leads a coup d'état, establishing a military regime that lasts for seven years.

1968    Alexandros Panagoulis is condemned to death for attempting to assassinate Greek dictator George Papadopoulos.

1973    George Papadopoulos, head of the military Regime of the Colonels in Greece, is ousted in a hardliners' coup led by Brigadier General Dimitrios Ioannidis.