06 Απρ Events for the Revolution of Akrotiri in 1897.
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11 Φεβρουαρίου, 2001
On February 11th, on the occasion of the 104th anniversary of the Revolution of 1897, events were organised by the Foundation, the Municipality of Akrotiri, the cultural institutions of Akrotiri and ERA of Hania.
Speeches were given by Giorgis Manousakis, writer-philologist, on the topic "The events of the period", and Nikolaos E. Papadakis, CEO of the Foundation, on the topic "Eleftherios Venizelos between two revolutions, 1889-1897".
On the day of the event an exhibition opened at the Amphitheatre of the Multisectoral Lyceum with photographic and other material relating to the Revolution of 1897, from the Foundation’s Archive. On the February 14th – prize awarding day of the students of the Municipality of Akrotiri that participated in the drawing competition "The Revolution of Akrotiri"- the exhibition was transferred to the parochial centre of Kounoupidiana.