Athens celebrates 63rd anniversay of city's liberation in WWII

[Ellinas]

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A customary flag-raising ceremony was again held atop the Acropolis in downtown Athens on Friday to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the Greek capital's liberation from Nazi occupation forces during the Second World War.

Speaking during the ceremony, Interior & Public Administration Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos stressed that anniversary of Oct. 12, 1944 conveys a timeless message and was a landmark for the vindication of the selfless struggle for freedom and democracy, as well as a day-to-pay tribute to the heroes who sacrificed their lives for this cause.

Referring to the present day, Pavlopoulos said risks posed for human rights and democratic institutions have not only multiplied but had "mutated", becoming harder to detect and inflicting more critical blows.

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[Prokomenos]

Also may we never forget those Greeks who fought and died for Greece's freedom not those who fought for their own intentions.