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What was the name of the event that restored democracy in Greece in 1974?

  • The Velvet Revolution

  • The Metapolitefsi

  • The Greek Revolution

  • The Orange Revolution

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The Metapolitefsi, meaning "transition" or "change," refers to the period in Greek history from 1974 to 1982 that marked the transition from the military dictatorship that had ruled Greece since 1967 to a parliamentary democracy. The Metapolitefsi was initiated by the military junta itself, which organized a referendum to legalize the monarchy, but the referendum unexpectedly resulted in a victory for the democratic opposition.
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