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ON THIS DAY: Greece recognised as a sovereign state (1830)

On 3 February 1830, Europe’s great powers formally confirmed the sovereignty of Greece. The decision, sealed in London, marked the diplomatic culmination of nearly...

ON THIS DAY: Kapodistrias establishes the first Greek postal service (1828)

On 24 September 1828, Ioannis Kapodistrias, the first Governor of independent Greece, organised the country’s first official postal service. Post offices were established in...

ON THIS DAY: Ioannis Kapodistrias is born (1776)

On 11 February 1776, Ioannis Kapodistrias, a Greek politician and diplomat, was born on the island of Corfu, then under Venetian rule. He later...

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