| Year |
Event |
| 5th Century B.C. |
Greece is made up of city states, principally Athens and Sparta. |
| 4th Century B.C. |
Greece, led by Alexander the Great, captures most of the world. |
| 146 B.C. |
Greece surrenders to Rome. |
| 1460 |
Turkey rules Greece. |
| 1815 |
The start of the Greek War of Independence. |
| 1821 |
The Greek uprising against Turkey. |
| 1828 |
Greece becomes independent (in the south). The independence is recognized by Britain, France and Russia. |
| 1833 |
Greece becomes a monarchy. |
| 1924 |
Greece becomes a republic until 1935. |
| 1941 |
Germany invades Macedonia. The German occupation lasts until 1944. |
| 1944 |
Britain and Greek freedom fighters free Greece. |
| 1949 |
Civil war in Greece. |
| 1950 |
Greece becomes a member of NATO. |
| 1967 |
Military coup: the military regime continues until 1974. |
| 1974 |
A referendum decides on a presidential republic. |
| 1981 |
Greece joins the EU. |
| 1982 |
The Turkish Cypriots declare a republic in northern Cyprus. |
| 1981 - 1989 |
Papandreou leads Greece. |
| 1991 |
From 8.9.1991 Macedonia is an independent country. |
| 2002 |
The local currency, the drachma, is replaced by the Euro. |
| 2002 |
Elimination of the "November 17th" (17N) terror groups. |
