Nikolaos Michaloliakos
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Nikolaos Michaloliakos | |
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Νικόλαος Μιχαλολιάκος | |
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| General Secretary of the Golden Dawn | |
| Assumed office 1 November 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Member of the Athens Council | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 December 1957 [citation needed] Athens, Greece |
| Political party | Golden Dawn |
| Other political affiliations | 4th of August PartyNational Political UnionPatriotic Alliance |
| Residence(s) | Athens, Greece [citation needed] |
| Alma mater | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Mathematician [citation needed] |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Greece |
| Branch/service | Hellenic Army |
Nikolaos G. Michaloliakos (Greek: Νικόλαος Γ. Μιχαλολιάκος, Greek pronunciation: [niˈkolaos mixaloˈʎakos]; born 11 December 1957) is the leader of Golden Dawn, a Greek nationalist political party.
Life
Michaloliakos was born in Athens, in 1957. Ηe completed his studies at the Faculty of Mathematics of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.[1]
At the age of 16, he joined the nationalist 4th of August Party of Konstantinos Plevris. He also participated in the Athens local organisation of EOKA-B. He was arrested for the first time in July 1974, during a protest outside the British embassy in Athens, against the stance of the United Kingdom toward the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.[1] He was arrested again for assaulting journalists covering the December 1976 funeral of Evangelos Mallios, a policeman who tortured prisoners during the Regime of the Colonels, assassinated by the Revolutionary Organization 17 November, but was released due to technical issues related to his arrest.[1][2][3][4][5] While he was in prison, Michaloliakos met the leaders of the Greek military junta of 1967-1974.[1][2] After that he joined the Army and became a commando of the special forces.[1][2] He was arrested again in July 1978 after he had become a member of a far-right extremist group, and sentenced to one year imprisonment in January 1979 for illegally carrying guns and explosives.[2][3] He was also dismissed from his position in the army.[1]
After he was released, he launched the Chrysi Avgi (Greek for "Golden Dawn") magazine. The politics of the magazine were, at least initially, closely aligned with National Socialist beliefs.[2][3] The publication of the magazine ceased in April 1984, when Michaloliakos joined the National Political Union, and took over the leadership of its youth section, after a personal order of Georgios Papadopoulos.[1][2] In January 1985 he broke away from the National Political Union and founded the "Popular National Movement - Chrysi Avgi".
Michaloliakos remained the leader of Chrysi Avgi until he announced its disbandment, in November 2005.[6] He took this step due to clashes with anti-fascists.[6] In 2005-2007 he (like most members of Chrysi Avgi) continued his political activity through the Patriotic Alliance.[2] The party was reformed under his leadership in 2007.[7]
Chrysi Avgi as a political party drew public attention in the 1990s and early 2000.[2][3] In May 2012, under Michaloliakos' leadership, it garnered 21 seats in Parliament and was embroiled in various controversies.[8] He denies the existence of gas chambers during World War II.[9]
Publications
- The Last Loyal (Οι Τελευταίοι Πιστοί)[10]
- Enemies of the State (Εχθροί του Καθεστώτος)[10]
- For a Greater Greece in a Free Europe (Για μια Μεγάλη Ελλάδα σε μια Ελεύθερη Ευρώπη)[10]
- Against All (Εναντίων Όλων)[10]
- Pericles Giannopoulos: The Apollonian Speech (Περικλής Γιαννόπουλος: Ο Απολλώνιος Λόγος)[10]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Article about Michaloliakos published on Chrysi Avgi's website.
- ^ a b c d e f g h 11/9/2005 article published in To Vima. Cite error: The named reference "ToVima" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b c d 2/07/1998 article published in Eleftherotypia newspaper Cite error: The named reference "IosHist" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Article published on BBC News Online website
- ^ Greek Embassy (Consulate General, Los Angeles, USA) website
- ^ a b 01/12/05 article published by www.in.gr Cite error: The named reference "Ingr" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ article in www.athensnews.gr
- ^ article from www.ekathimerini.com
- ^ IOL.co.za
- ^ a b c d e βιβλία
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