On November 14-15-16, 1973 the Greek people's resistance against the military dictatorship reached a decisive point with the Athens Polytechnic uprising.
November 17 is more than just a day of remembrance for those who fought to bring democracy back to the same land that had conceived the idea. It is a day that marks the struggle of oppressed peoples everywhere.
The boy who braved the tanks
This story is inspired by the heroic death of Diomedes Komninos, a worthyson of the Greek people. In November 1973 he went to the Polytechnic to fight for the freedom of his country. He would never come back. He was 16.
