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Melbourne commemorates and honours the Genocide of the Greeks of Pontos

Remembering the Pontian Greek Genocide: Honouring the victims of a dark chapter in history

May 19 marks Pontic Greek Genocide Remembrance Day, an official day of commemoration for the systematic killing and ethnic cleansing of Greeks living on the shores of the Black Sea during World War I and the Greco-Turkish War that followed.

Melbourne community honours the Greek Pontian Genocide Remembrance Day and the Battle of Crete

Greek Pontian Genocide Remembrance Day and the Battle of Crete are two events that mark the calendar in May.

Pontian genocide acknowledged with 'sympathy' from the government ahead of remembrance events

The deep sympathy of the Australian Government was expressed by Senator Marise Payne, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Events galore: Your guide to the 200-year celebration of Greece's War of Independence

Advertisement The Organisational Council for Greek National Day is made up of representatives from all of Victoria’s major Greek Organisations and has been busy planning and programming the events to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the 1821 Greek Revolution. The 25 March 1821 commemoration is of religious and national importance for Hellenism. Greeks around the globe celebrate the Annunciation of Our Lady (Evangelismos) as well as the proclamation of the Modern Hellenic State 200 years ago – a very important milestone. This Commemoration of the Bicentenary of Modern Greece gives the Greek Australian community of Victoria, the Paroikia, the opportunity to promote, educate and enhance the knowledge and understanding of what happened in 1821 to our third, fourth and subsequent generations of Greek Australians. In this way, we can ensure the significance of the important historical event is not lost.