Evzones presidential guard

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ceremonial military unit infantry unit presidential guard

The Evzones presidential guard is an elite ceremonial infantry unit of the Hellenic Army, best known for its traditional fustanella uniform and role in official state ceremonies in Greece.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Evzones presidential guard canonical	3
Presidential Guard of Greece	2
Evzones light infantry units of the Greek Army	1
Presidential Guard (Evzones)	1
Presidential Guard ceremonial post at Syntagma	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ceremonial military unit ⓘ infantry unit ⓘ presidential guard ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Evzones of the Presidential Guard ⓘ Evzones presidential guard ⓘ surface form: Presidential Guard of Greece Proedrikí Frourá ⓘ
associatedWith	President of the Hellenic Republic ⓘ surface form: Hellenic Presidency President of the Hellenic Republic ⓘ
branch	Greek Army ⓘ surface form: Hellenic Army
ceremony	Sunday ceremonial parade to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier ⓘ changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier ⓘ participation in national day parades ⓘ
country	Greece ⓘ
dutyLocation	Presidential Mansion of Greece ⓘ surface form: Presidential Mansion, Athens Syntagma Square ⓘ surface form: Syntagma Square, Athens
garrison	Athens ⓘ Presidential Mansion of Greece ⓘ surface form: Presidential Mansion, Athens Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Athens) ⓘ surface form: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Syntagma Square, Athens
historicalOrigin	Evzones presidential guard self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Evzones light infantry units of the Greek Army fighters of the Greek War of Independence ⓘ
language	Greek ⓘ
notableFor	participation in national parades ⓘ slow ceremonial changing of the guard ⓘ traditional fustanella uniform ⓘ
partOf	Greek Army ⓘ surface form: Hellenic Army
role	ceremonial duties ⓘ guard of honour ⓘ guarding the Presidential Mansion in Athens ⓘ guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens ⓘ participation in national commemorations ⓘ participation in state ceremonies ⓘ presidential guard duties ⓘ
selection	volunteer soldiers ⓘ
selectionCriterion	excellent physical condition ⓘ exemplary military conduct ⓘ height requirement ⓘ
service	Greek Army ⓘ surface form: Hellenic Army
symbolizes	Greek independence ⓘ Greek military heritage ⓘ Greek national traditions ⓘ
training	endurance in static guard duty ⓘ special ceremonial drill ⓘ
uniform	embroidered waistcoat ⓘ fustanella ⓘ pharion cap ⓘ tsarouchia shoes ⓘ white woolen stockings ⓘ
uniformFeature	400 pleats on the fustanella ⓘ pompons on tsarouchia shoes ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Syntagma Square → guardedBy → Evzones presidential guard ⓘ

Plateia Syntagmatos → guardsMonumentBy → Evzones presidential guard ⓘ

Vasilissis Amalias Avenue → hasNearbyLandmark → Evzones presidential guard ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presidential Guard ceremonial post at Syntagma

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Athens) → guardedBy → Evzones presidential guard ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presidential Guard of Greece

Evzones presidential guard → historicalOrigin → Evzones presidential guard self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Evzones light infantry units of the Greek Army

Evzones presidential guard → alsoKnownAs → Evzones presidential guard ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presidential Guard of Greece

Presidential Mansion of Greece → guardedBy → Evzones presidential guard ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presidential Guard (Evzones)

Πλατεία Συντάγματος → guardedBy → Evzones presidential guard ⓘ