Word: greeks
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Greek press hailed him as "the Olympic champion of glory," "the most brilliant symbol of the Greek race's eternal adamantine virtue," "the beating heart...
Hellenism." Tall, swart-bearded Archbishop Makarios himself likened his return to Athens in Easter week after a 13-month exile to "Christ's return to Jerusalem." A surging throng, which included the Greek Foreign Minister, senior military officers, and politicians of every hue, was on hand at Athens airport. As his plane touched down and Makarios emerged, smiling glassily (he had been airsick on the flight from Kenya), the crowd roared. Women shrieked and wailed, struggled to kiss his hands and black robe...
Registered Terrorist. If Makarios was prepared to be intractable, so were the Turks. "Responsibility for all Makarios' words and actions rests fully upon the shoulders of the Greek government," declared Turkish Premier Adnan Menderes last week. "Greece may crown him, she may worship him. But to us Makarios is a'notorious terrorist and will remain...
Representatives on the Run. For the British government, which had hoped that the release of Makarios-even though he is still exiled from Cyprus-would persuade the Greek Cypriots to moderate their demands, all this was vastly disappointing. Speaking for the Macmillan government in the House of Lords, the Earl of Perth explained that the British government intended to invite "representatives of all communities, including the Greek and Turkish Cypriots," to London to discuss "the internal problems" of Cyprus. Somewhat unhappily his lordship added: "If certain potential representatives go on making the sort of statements they have been making...
...Leader Dighenis, who live together in Athens. Watching the scenes of adulation, observers conceded that Archbishop Makarios right now could overturn the Karamanlis government itself, if it crossed him. Lean, tanned and steely sure of himself, the archbishop showed no signs of such a wish, but last week all Greek politicians were uneasily trying to guess just what Makarios' plans were. Sighed one: "No one knows but the Almighty, and there's no one between the Almighty and Makarios...