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1991, Jan. 9
 
After a teacher's murder by right-wing elements, the teachers' unions ordered an immediate strike in all schools. In Athens, violence erupted and more than one hundred people were hospitalized.  1
 
Feb. 27
 
Aleka Papariga, a moderate, was elected general secretary of the Communist Party of Greece, the first woman to hold the post.  2
 
March 18
 
Maria Damanaki, who began her career as a student involved in the 1973 polytechnic uprising, was elected president of the Left Alliance coalition.  3
 
March–1992, May
 
Andreas Papandreou's trial. The televised trial of Papandreou and three other politicians for illegal arms dealings with the Middle East opened on March 11 and dominated the political scene in Greece throughout the year. As the accusations were subsequently discredited, Papandreou was acquitted on Jan. 17, 1992. In May the parliament voted to drop the charges against Papandreou.  4
 
Nov. 7
 
A 24-hour general strike was called, in reaction to the government's economic policy, by two principal unions and supported by PASOK. Thirty thousand workers marched on the Parliament building calling for action against unemployment and the increasing cost of living.  5
 
Nov. 29
 
The government presented the 1992 budget, which called for an intensification of the austerity program.  6
 
 
 
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