Illinois SR 497: OXI DAY

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SR0497LRB104 16102 LAW 29406 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The National Fascist Party, headed by Benito 

3Mussolini, imposed totalitarian rule over Italy from 1922 to 

41943; and

5 WHEREAS, Fascist Italy, in alliance with Nazi Germany, 

6formed the Axis forces and sought to promote fascist and 

7racist policies throughout Europe in the World War II era; and

8 WHEREAS, On October 28, 1940, Italian dictator Benito 

9Mussolini delivered a 3 a.m. ultimatum to the Government of 

10Greece, demanding they allow Axis forces to enter Greece or 

11face war; and

12 WHEREAS, The Government of Greece answered the Axis 

13forces' request for surrender with one word, "Oxi!" or "No!"; 

14and

15 WHEREAS, Italian troops attacked the Greek border hours 

16later, marking the beginning of Greece's involvement in World 

17War II; and

18 WHEREAS, That same morning, thousands of Greek citizens 

19took to the streets, chanting "Oxi!", in honor of the 

20Government of Greece's refusal to relent to fascism; and

SR0497- 2 -LRB104 16102 LAW 29406 r

1 WHEREAS, After the world watched Axis forces overwhelm 15 

2countries in less than a year, Greece became the first to repel 

3the Axis invasion, leading United States President Franklin 

4Roosevelt to say, "When the entire world had lost all hope, the 

5Greek people dared to question the invincibility of the German 

6monster, raising against it in the proud spirit of freedom"; 

7and

8 WHEREAS, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill observed 

9of the Greek people's courageous actions, "Hence we will not 

10say that Greeks fight like heroes, but that heroes fight like 

11Greeks"; and

12 WHEREAS, Nazi forces had to delay their invasion of Russia 

13to intervene in the Greco-Italia