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Eleftherios Venizelos calls for Crete's union with Greece, and begins what is to be known as the Theriso revolt.
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Prime Minister of Greece (1910–20; 1928–33)
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Largest Greek island
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Theriso revolt
1905 rebellion against the Ottoman-controlled government of Crete
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