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When the revolutionaries entered Kalamata on the morning of March 23, 1821, Elias Mavromichalis asked the Turkish comander Arnaoutoglou to surrender, emphasizing the futility of his attempt.

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the beginning of the Greek Revolution, in March 1821. The thirst for freedom and independence united all Greeks, rich and poor, intellectuals and illiterates, military and political, merchants and church people.

The symbolic display of the colors of the Greek flag in the Opera House was confirmed by the Prime Minister of New South Wales, Gladys Beretziklian.