喬治二世 (希臘)
George II of Greece

context: zh_tw: 1939 年 9 月，歐洲爆發了戰爭。此時的希臘宣佈中立。而梅塔克薩斯一方面重申中立立場（實際上偏向英國），另一方面也做好了作戰的準備。1940 年 8 月，義大利挑起了一系列事件，作為侵略希臘的藉口。10 月 28 日，義大利駐希臘大使埃曼努埃萊・格拉齊（Emmanuelle Grazzi）向梅塔克薩斯遞交羞辱性的最後通牒，要求義大利軍隊佔領克里特島、克基拉島和南伊庇魯斯，使用比雷埃夫斯港口等，遭到了梅塔克薩斯的斷然拒絕。梅塔克薩斯用以下言語拒絕最後通牒："Alors, c'est la guerre."（法文：好，這是戰爭。）這一次，希臘政府和人民完全站到了一起。希臘民眾傳言梅塔克薩斯用了一個字 "Οχι"（希臘文：不）來拒絕了義大利的最後通牒，10 月 28 日也被希臘尊稱為 Oxi 日。數小時後，義大利軍隊從被其佔領的阿爾巴尼亞開始入侵希臘，希臘 - 義大利戰爭爆發。
en: Despite the nationalist government's strong economic and military ties to Germany, a connection which continued with Nazi Germany, King George was known to have pro-British feelings at the start of World War II. On 28 October 1940 Metaxas rejected an Italian ultimatum demanding the stationing of Italian troops in Greece, and Italy invaded, starting the Greco-Italian War. The Greeks mounted a successful defense and eventually occupied the southern half of Albania (then an Italian protectorate), but when the Germans invaded from Bulgaria on 6 April 1941 the Greeks and the British Expeditionary Force were overrun, and mainland Greece occupied.On April 23 the King and the government left the Greek mainland for Crete, but after the German airborne attack on the island he was evacuated to Egypt. Once again he went into exile to Great Britain, seemingly at the behest of King Farouk of Egypt and Farouk's pro-Italian ministers.During the war he remained the internationally recognized head of state, backed by the exiled government and Greek forces serving in the Middle East. In occupied Greece, however, the leftist partisans of the National Liberation Front (EAM) and National Popular Liberation Army (ELAS), now unfettered by Metaxas' oppression, had become the largest Greek Resistance movement, enjoying considerable popular support. As liberation drew nearer, however, the prospect of the King's return caused dissensions both inside Greece and among the Greeks abroad. Although the King effectively renounced the Metaxas regime in a radio broadcast, a large section of the people and many politicians rejected his return on account of his support of the dictatorship. In November 1943 George wrote to the Prime Minister-in-exile Emmanouil Tsouderos, "I shall examine anew the question of the date of my return to Greece in agreement with the Government". Either deliberately or accidentally, the version released for publication omitted the words "of the date", creating the impression that George had agreed to a further plebiscite on the monarchy, even though a retraction was issued.After two changes of Prime Minister, the establishment of a rival Communist-led government in occupied Greece and a pro-EAM mutiny among the armed forces in the Middle East, it was agreed in the May 1944 Lebanon conference that the fate of the monarchy would be decided in a national referendum. Bowing to Allied pressure, George was forced to appoint Archbishop Damaskinos of Athens as Regent in January 1945. Damaskinos immediately appointed a republican-dominated government. Ill, exhausted and powerless, George bought a lease on a house in Chester Square, Belgravia and made a home there with his long-time mistress.
qas: question: zh_tw: 梅塔克薩斯什麼時候拒絕了義大利的最後通牒？
en: When did the Metaxas reject an Italian ultimatum?
answers: zh_tw: text: 10 月 28 日
en: text: 28 October 1940