RR7215A GREECE: FIVE YEARS UNDER THE COLONELS

(12 Apr 1972) 7215/A: GREECE: FIVE YEARS UNDER THE COLONELS

On April 21st 1967, an army junta, led by Colonel
George Papadopoulos, seized power in Athens in a
bloodless coup. In Greece today, basic democratic
freedoms are severely curtailed, but if most Greeks
are not enthusiastic about the Government, neither
are they violently opposed to it, and many have
benefited economically from the stability the Colonels
have created. We review the political and economic
developments, and try to assess what sort of future
Premier Papadopoulos foresees.

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