Then native son Eleftherios Venizelos rose to power in Greece itself and Crete put aside its sovereignty and rejoined Greece.
Were all the Cretans happy about this move? No - and even today there are those who think Crete would be better off as its own nation. They may have a point - Crete pays in far more to Greece in taxes than it receives back, aside from tourism it could survive on its own agriculture, and with oil reserves suspected off of its south coast, its independent financial position might not be a bad one. But after nearly a thousand years of being under the control of foreign powers, most Cretans are happy to be part of Greece.
I'll be posting updates on Crete Centennial events periodically as information becomes available.
Some potential event locations include the Firkas Fortress,now the Naval Museum in Chania, Crete, where the flag was raised on December 1st, 1913 to mark the unification of Crete with Greece. Heraklion and the Historical Museum will also be marking the day, and events may be happening in the period leading up to the actual date.
