Greece's near 200 years of financial failure, political instability
Before the 2009 debt crisis began, Greece defaulted five times as an independent country.
Nevil Gibson Tue, 07 Jul 2015
A potted history of modern Greece shows a long history of financial failures, picking fights with its neighbours, conquest by outside powers, extreme politics and governmental instability.
All are demonstrated in the latest debt crisis that has made it the only developed country to default on an
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