Athens Polytechnic uprising

Athens Polytechnic uprising
Εξέγερση του Πολυτεχνείου
Part of the Greek junta and the Cold War
Protesters outside the Athens Polytechnic on Patission Street
Date14–17 November 1973
Location
37°59′16″N 23°43′54″E / 37.98778°N 23.73167°E / 37.98778; 23.73167
Caused byJunta's Authoritarianism
GoalsFall of the Junta
MethodsStudent protest
Resulted inUprising suppressed:
  • Junta is preserved
  • Many students murdered
  • Attempts at liberalization by Georgios Papadopoulos, which results in another coup launched by hardliner Dimitrios Ioannidis
Parties
Lead figures
Casualties
Death(s)40 (24 identified, 16 unidentified)[1]
Injuries2,000+ (1,103 verified)[1]
The old gate

The Athens Polytechnic uprising occurred in November 1973 as a massive student demonstration of popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967–1974. It began on 14 November 1973, escalated to an open anti-junta revolt, and ended in bloodshed in the early morning of 17 November after a series of events starting with a tank crashing through the gates of the Athens Polytechnic.