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The CIA-Sponsored Coup in Greece Still Inspires Protest 53 Years Later

In April 1967, a group of Greek colonel closely associated with the CIA, staged a military coup. They deposed an elected left-wing government and crushed all opposition in the country. The dictatorship supported by the U.S. government, lasted seven years. In 1973 a student uprising discredited the coup-makers and eventually lead to democratic transition. Greece...