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1990–1991 student protests in Greece

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In response to the bill, seen as old-fashioned and conservative for its era, students began occupying schools across Greece in late 1990 and early 1991. Eventually 2,000 high schools (70% of the total) were occupied by students over a seven week period. This was described as the biggest challenge yet
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were attacked by a local ONNED branch, resulting in the death of school teacher and occupation supporter Nikos Temponeras, who was hit in the head with an iron bar by the ONNED branch president, Ioannis Kalampokas.
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The killing was followed by a protest in Athens that drew over 100,000 people, and smaller protests in other Greek cities also broke out. During the protest in Athens on January 10, 1991, a store on
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in January 1991, and, two days later, another four people died in a fire caused by a tear gas agent fired by the police in
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and organizations aligned with New Democracy. Five people were killed during the demonstrations; mathematics teacher and
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Exams administered as a requirement to advance from junior to senior high school with no right to re-examination.
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The education bill was withdrawn by Georgios Souflias, who had replaced Vasilis Kontogiannopoulos as
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Abolition of the right of secondary education students to a number of unexcused absences from class.
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to the 10-month rule of Prime Minister Konstantinos Mitsotakis and his New Democracy party.
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Abolition of social provisions to university students, such as free food and accommodations.
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caught fire, resulting in the deaths of four people. The fire was started by a
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after the latter resigned following the assassination of Nikos Temponeras.
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On January 8, 1991, students and their supporters occupying a school in
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Abolition of free provision of scientific books to university students.
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were carried out against an education-related bill proposed by the
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Disciplinary control of students' lives outside of school.
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The protests were caused by an education bill proposed by
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was assassinated during an attack by members of the
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Index

New Democracy
Hellenic Police
left-wing
Nikos Temponeras
Youth Organisation of New Democracy
Patras
Athens
Konstantinos Mitsotakis
Patras
Panepistimiou Street
tear gas
riot police
firefighting
Minister of Education
"ΦΕΚ A 156/1990"



"Η δολοφονία του Νίκου Τεμπονέρα"
"Greece after the school occupations, 1991"





"Η δολοφονία του καθηγητή Νίκου Τεμπονέρα το 1991. Οι μαζικές διαδηλώσεις και τα θύματα στο "Κ. Μαρούσης" οδήγησαν στην απόσυρση του νομοσχεδίου που προέβλεπε ακόμη και επαναφορά της ποδιάς"
"Το χρονικό της δολοφονίας του Νίκου Τεμπονέρα"
Categories
Assassinations in Greece
Riots and civil disorder in Greece

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