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        S.J.Res. 162

                       One Hundred Third Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
 the twenty-fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-
                                  four


                            Joint Resolution

  
 
  Designating March 25, 1994, as ``Greek Independence Day: A National 
Day of


             Celebration of Greek and American Democracy''.

Whereas the ancient Greeks developed the concept of democracy, in which 
  the supreme power to govern was vested in the people;
Whereas the Founding Fathers of the United States drew heavily upon the 
  political experience and philosophy of ancient Greece in forming the 
  representative democracy of the United States;
Whereas these and other ideals have forged a close bond both between the 
  United States and Greece and between their peoples;
Whereas March 25, 1994, marks the 173rd anniversary of the beginning of 
  the revolution that freed Greek people from the Ottoman Empire and 
  enabled the reestablishment of democracy in Greece; and
Whereas it is proper and desirable to celebrate that anniversary with 
  the Greek people and to reaffirm the democratic principles from which 
  the United States and Greece were born: Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That March 25, 1994, is 
designated as ``Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of 
Greek and American Democracy'', and the President is authorized and 
requested to issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United 
States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.







                                Speaker of the House of Representatives.







                             Vice President of the United States and    
                                                President of the Senate.

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