Bay Area Greeks Celebrate 203 Years of Democracy with Flag Raising Ceremony   - The Silicon Valley Voice

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Bay Area Greeks Celebrate 203 Years of Democracy with Flag Raising Ceremony   - The Silicon Valley Voice

Honoring the 203rd Independence Day of Greece, Taso Zografos—wearing the ceremonial white, short-skirted uniform of the Greek Presidential Guards—raised high the blue and white striped flag of Greece at San Jose City Hall Plaza on March 25. About 75 Bay Area Greek American citizens, dignitaries, and friends gathered to honor the date in 1821 when Greeks within the Turkish Ottoman Empire rose up and fought for independence, a war lasting until 18…