Greek President celebrates 73 years since the Dodecanese joined Greece
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The President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou visited Rhodes on Sunday to celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the Integration of the Dodecanese with Greece.
Sakellaropoulou met with Metropolitan Kyrillos of Rhodes, South Aegean Regional Governor George Haztimarkos and mayor of Rhodes Antonis Kampourakis, and laid a wreath at the altar of the homeland.
“Today is a great day of remembrance and emotion. March 7, 1948 is a milestone in the history of the Dodecanese and the country. We are here to honour those who fought heroically for freedom and its reunification with Greece,” she said.