Estonia Historical Review
| 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. |
| 2002 | The local currency, the drachma, is replaced by the Euro. |
| 2002 | Elimination of the "November 17th" (17N) terror groups. |