A NATIONAL HOLIDAY OF DEFIANCE IN GREECE
First posted on October 28, 2024 Today is a national holiday in Greece. While other peoples celebrate the end of World War 2, the Greeks are keeping this day in commemoration of the Prime Minister of the day, Ioannis Metaxas ( link ) rejecting the ultimatum issued by the dictator of Italy, Benito Mussolini to surrender, by a resounding "no" (ochi, in Greek, hence the nick name ochi day; historically Metaxas' words were: "it is war then"). Personally I know too little about World War 2 to fill an entire posting, so we'll let the historians take on that role today.
