The Night Democracy Died in Its Birthplace - April 21, 1967

On April 21, 1967, a group of mid-ranking Greek army colonels overthrew the elected government of the country that invented democracy, and the Western world mostly looked the other way. In this episode of The Daily History Chronicle, we explore the military coup that silenced Greece for seven years: the colonels who believed they were saving their nation, the Americans who chose strategic convenience over democratic principle, and the fragile institutions that couldn't protect themselves. This is a story about how democracies come apart and what it takes, and what it costs, to put them back together.