Greece, foreign dignitaries mark bicentennial of Greek Revolution

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Greek Army tanks take part in an Independence Day Military Parade at Syntagma Square in Athens on March 25, 2021, as Greece celebrates 200th anniversary of 1821 revolution and war of independence. (AFP)
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Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (C) prepares to lay a wreath during a ceremony at The Monument of the Unknown Soldier at Syntagma Square in Athens on March 25, 2021. (AFP)
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Spectators on a building's balconies stand next to Greece's flags during Independence Day Military Parade at Syntagma Square in Athens on March 25, 2021. (AFP)
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Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin (C) lays a wreath during a ceremony at The Monument of the Unknown Soldier at Syntagma Square in Athens on March 25, 2021, as Greece celebrates 200th anniversary of 1821 revolution and war of independence. (AFP)
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Greek Air Force F4 aircraft fly over the Parthenon in Athens on March 25, 2021, as Greece celebrates its 200th anniversary of the 1821 Revolution and War of Independence. (AFP)
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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks with Britain's Prince Charles at the Maximos Mansion in Athens, on March 25, 2021 as Greece celebrates 200th anniversary of 1821 revolution and war of independence. (AFP)
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A man dressed in traditional Greek costume marches during a military parade marking the 200 years since the Revolution of 1821 and the Greek War of Independence, in Athens, on March 25, 2021. (AFP)
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Military cadets march during a military parade marking the 200 years since the Revolution of 1821 and the Greek War of Independence, in Athens, on March 25, 2021. (AFP)
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Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (R) speaks with the Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis after their meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Athens on March 25, 2021. (AFP)
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Members of the Presidential Guard walk in front of the Parthenon temple atop of Acropolis Hill after the Greek flag raising ceremony in Athens, on March 25, 2021. (AFP)
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Duchess of Cornwall Camilla, Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou inspect the Presidential Guards (Evzones) after their meeting in Athens on March 25, 2021. (AFP)
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Updated 25 March 2021
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Greece, foreign dignitaries mark bicentennial of Greek Revolution

ATHENS: Greece on Thursday was celebrating the 200th anniversary of its 1821 revolution and war of independence against the Ottoman Empire.

Britain's Prince Charles was among the foreign dignitaries who attended the ceremony, along with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and French Defense Minister Florence Parly.