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May 19, 1919: The genocide of the Greek population in Pontοs begins

On May 19, 1919, Mustafa Kemal, landed in Samsous and carried out the second and most cruel phase of the Pontian genocide, which ended in 1923. More than 350,000 people were killed by those who founded the modern Turkish…

24 April 1915 – One of the greatest crimes against humanity begins. The organized genocide of 1,500,000 Armenians by the Turks.

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24 April 1915 is a sad day in the history of mankind. The Turks started the first organized genocide of 1,500,000 Armenians. Along with the genocide of Greeks in Asia Minor and Pontos, as well as other peoples of the…

SHP organises in 2021, a series of philhellenic classic music concerts

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The SHP co-organises with the V&M Theocharakis Foundation, a series of concerts, in view of the 200th anniversary of the Revolution of 1821, in the context of the actions of the Initiative 21 of the 14 Foundations. The concerts will present…

La langue grecque à travers les siècles – Conférence à Lausanne le 9 fevrier 2020

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Les organisations Amitiés gréco-suisses, Association hellénique de Lausanne, Melissa pour l’hellénisme, organisent une conférence intitulée « La langue grecque à travers les siècles » à l’occasion de la Journée mondiale…

LORD BYRON: HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE INDEPENDENCE OF GREECE

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The Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism organized, in cooperation with the British Embassy, an event on: LORD BYRON: HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE INDEPENDENCE OF GREECE The event took place on Wednesday 11 December 2019 at Megaron Mousikis,…

The Byron Legacy: the Life and times of Lord Byron’s wife & his daughter, Ada Lovelace

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The British Ambassador HE Ms Kate Smith CMG organizes an event at the premises of the British Residence (Venizelos Library Lecture), on Thursday 24 October 2019 at 19.00 Subject: The Byron Legacy: the Life and times of Lord Byron’s…

Presentation of French Philhellenic editions

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The Greek Historical and Ethnological Society presents the Greek edition of the works of French Philhellenes on Wednesday, 23 October 23 at 6:30 pm, in the plenary of the Old Parliament of the Historical Museum (Stadiou 13): Rene de Chateaubriand:…

Le philhellénisme en France et son influence sur la musique et les arts pendant la révolution de 1821

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La Société pour l'hellénisme et le philhellénisme (SHP - www.eefshp.org) et l'ambassadeur de France en Grèce, M. Christophe Chantepy, ont organisé un événement pour rendre hommage au philhellénisme français et à son influence sur…

Event on the American Philhellenism and the actions of Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe in the presence of the President of the Republic

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The significance of American Philhellenism and the actions of the American Philhellene Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe were at the heart of the event organized by the Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism the evening of 21 March 2019 in the framework…

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