ΤΟ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΔΙΚΤΑΤΟΡΙΚΟ ΚΑΘΕΣΤΩΣ ΣΤΗ ΣΥΓΚΥΡΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΜΕΣΑΝΑΤΟΛΙΚΟΥ ΠΟΛΕΜΟΥ ΤΟΥ 1973

Abstract

Leonidas Kallivretakis, The Greek Dictatorship in the conjuncture ofthe 1973 Middle East War

The purpose of this article is to explore a widely­held «urban legend¬, namely, that the Papadopoulos' military regime was overthrown in November 1973 by the Americans, because the Greek dictator refused to assist the United States' supply effort in support of Israel during the Arab­Israeli war in October 1973. This assumption holds a prominent position in the wider realm of various conspiracy theories, which seek simplistic explanations of complicated dramatic events. By following in detail the unfolding of events step­by­step, by thoroughly scrutinizing all available material and highlighting the contradictions they reveal, the author concludes that there is no hard evidence supporting the above theory surrounding Papadopoulos' ouster.