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1956

Cyprus

Protest against Makarios' exile to Seychelles. Appeal to the Queen of Great Britain to avert the hanging of M. Karaolis and A. Demetriou. The student body and the institution participate in the protests and demonstrations for the Cyprus issue. All the universities in Athens send a joint letter to the UN protesting the executions of Karaolis and Demetriou.

Archbishop Makarios on the podium of the University's ceremony hall.

Athens University History Museum.

The final degree examinations of Archbishop Makarios at the Theology School, 1944.

Athens University Historical Archive.