1942-1944: Greeks resist Nazis.
1944: British and Greeks force Nazis out. British meddle.
1946-1949: Monarchy restored. Civil war ensues.
U.S. supports neo-fascists.
1952: Greece joins Nato.
1964: US works against PM Papandreou.
1965: Papandreou removed with CIA help.
1967-1974: Military coup. Regime supported by US.
1973: Ex CIA assets take power.
1974: Greek intervention in Cyprus. Collapse of military rule in Greece.
1975: New constitution.
1981: Greece joins EU.
1996: Greece/Turkey tensions.
2002: Euro replaces drachma.
2003: Head of November 17 group and its main hitman jailed.
2004: Athens hosts Olympic Games.