CYPRUS will today commemorate the 1940 resistance of the Greeks against the Axis forces, which signalled Greece’s direct involvement in the Second World War.
Celebrated in Greece as well as communities in the world with a connection to Greece, the celebration hinges on the ‘OXI’ (no) response that Greek dictator Ioannis Metaxas is said to have given to Italian dictator Benito Mussolini on October 28.
Scholars debate Metaxas’ actual response.
A parade is due to take place in Nicosia with school students marching to drumbeats, bearing the flags of Greece and Cyprus. Politicians and state officials issued statements ahead of Ochi Day, hailing the heroism displayed by many.
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Celebrating Oxi day
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