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» Greece amends school history book
Published 2007-08-03
Greece's Education Ministry announced changes Thursday to a sixth-grade history book following complaints by Greece's Orthodox Church and academics regarding Greece's historic rivalry with Turkey.
Greece's conservative government, likely to call general elections this fall, had faced criticism from right-wing supporters who argued the book minimized the suffering of Greeks following its defeat by Turkey in a 1919-1922 war.
And the church complained the book downplayed its role in the war of independence against Ottoman rule, which formally ended in 1832.
Education Minister Marietta Giannakou said the book would be changed before the school year starts.
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