Word: civilianization
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...liberal and democratic direction. He declared that he personally would be available to lead "an effort to restore normality and achieve national reconciliation." With this in mind, the men in Gizikis' office reached consensus. Caramanlis was the man to be the next Premier in an all-civilian government...
After the meeting ended, Athens ra dio interrupted the martial music it had been playing constantly since mobilization was declared the week before to announce: "The armed forces have decided to turn the governing of the country over to a civilian government...
...euphoria sweeping Greece should give its new civilian leaders the needed time to reacquaint themselves with the levers of political power. When the cheering stops, however, the Cabinet and country must confront a number of serious problems...
...ousted junta, which included high interest rates, restrictions on bank credits and cuts in government spending. Such restrictions are far from popular, however, and the Cabinet may hesitate to continue them for fear of alienating the public support it will need to build a firm foundation for civilian rule...
...future a closely held secret, it seems unlikely that the colonels and generals have decided to relinquish all the power they wielded for seven years. A diplomat in Athens skeptically notes, "The military made a mess of the Cyprus situation and the economy. Now they want the civilians to clean it up." Certainly, if the civilian government disintegrates into the bickering factions that paralyzed it in the three years before the 1967 coup or seems to be moving too far leftward, the officers would probably take over again...