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Athens Student Protests Mark 38 Years Of Freedom

Huffington Post UK     First Posted: 18/11/11 18:17 GMT   Updated: 18/11/11 18:17 GMT

Thousands of Greek students took to the streets on Thursday as demonstrators marked the anniversary of a student movement which rose up against the military junta.

The date, 17 November, marked 38 years since the uprising in 1973 which led to the fall of the dictatorship and the "Metapolitefsi" era.

The demonstration on Thursday was against a backdrop of unemployment, painful negotiations and financial gloom in Greece, which is perceived by many to be on the brink of collapse.

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Paramedics walk through tear gas near the US embassy in Athens during a protest march marking the anniversary of the 1973 students uprising against military junta on November 17, 2011. Thousands of protesters demonstrated in Athens against austerity measures demanded by the new unity government to persuade its creditors to release bankruptcy-saving loans. AFP PHOTO/ LOUISA GOULIAMAKI (Photo credit should read LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Thousands of Greek students took to the streets on Thursday as demonstrators marked the anniversary of a student movement which rose up against the military junta. The date, 17 November, marked 38 ...
Thousands of Greek students took to the streets on Thursday as demonstrators marked the anniversary of a student movement which rose up against the military junta. The date, 17 November, marked 38 ...
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