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Greece gained independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th and first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories with Greek-speaking populations. Following the 1949 defeat of communist rebels, Greece joined NATO in 1952. A military dictatorship, which suspended many political liberties in 1967 and forced the king to flee the country, lasted seven years. Democratic elections in 1974, following a...

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