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| 1967, April 21 |
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| COUP BY A GROUP OF RIGHTIST ARMY OFFICERS, led by Col. George Papadopoulos and Brig. Gen. Styliano Pattakos. The cabinet was overthrown and leftist leaders, such as Papandreou and his son Andreas, were arrested. The constitution was suspended, and strict censorship was enforced. The United States imposed an embargo on military supplies to the new regime. | 1 |
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| Oct. 7 |
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| Release of George Papandreou and several other political leaders, but Andreas Papandreou and hundreds of others remained under arrest. | 2 |
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| Dec. 13 |
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| Failure of King Constantine's appeal for popular support in restoring democratic institutions. On Dec. 14 the king fled to Rome, while the military junta appointed a new cabinet with George Papadopoulos as premier. | 3 |
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| Dec. 25 |
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| Andreas Papandreou was freed in a Christmas amnesty. He went into exile in Paris, where he denounced the Greek dictatorship and called on democratic countries to aid in its overthrow. The Greek dictatorship was regarded with much aversion throughout most of the Western world. | 4 |
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