Manolis Glezos
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Key facts
- Succeeded by
- Nikolaos Chountis
- Preceded by
- Ilias Iliou
- Born
- ( 1922-09-09 ) 9 September 1922, Apiranthos , Naxos , Kingdom of Greece
- Died
- 30 March 2020 (2020-03-30) (aged 97), Athens , Hellenic Republic
- Resting place
- First Cemetery of Athens
- Party
- Popular Unity (2015–2020), Syriza (2012–2015), Synaspismos (1991–2012), PASOK (1981–1989), United Democratic Left (1974–1989), Communist Party of Greece (1941–1968)
- Spouses
- Anastasia Kouka ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1947 ; died 9 September 1980</span>"}]]}'>1980 ) Georgia Argyropoulou ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1986 )
- Alma mater
- Higher School of Economic and Commercial Studies
- Allegiance
- EAM
- Branch service
- OKNE , EPON
- Battles wars
- World War II Greek Resistance
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Greece
- Place of birth
- Apeiranthos
- Place of death
- Athens
- Occupation
- opinion journalist
- Position held
- Member of the European Parliament
- Educated at
- Athens University of Economics and Business
- Political party
- Communist Party of Greece
- Languages spoken
- Modern Greek
- Field of work
- journalism
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Manolis Glezos with LAE 3.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- Brussels
- Convicted of
- treason
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- Commons category
- Manolis Glezos
- ethnic group
- Greeks
- date of birth
- 1922-09-09
- name in native language
- Μανώλης Γλέζος
- date of death
- 2020-03-30
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- heart failure
- P10632
- Manolis Glezos
- date of burial or cremation
- 2020-04-01
- place of burial
- First Cemetery of Athens
- pseudonym
- Manólis Glézos
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Encyclopedic overview
Manolis Glezos (Greek: Μανώλης Γλέζος; 9 September 1922 – 30 March 2020) was a Greek left-wing politician, journalist, author, and guerrilla fighter most famous for his role in the Greek Resistance during World War II. After the end of the war, Glezos became a journalist and edited the left-wing newspapers Rizospastis and I Avgi. As a politician, he was elected to the European Parliament twice (1984 and 2014) and served as a Member of the Greek Parliament (MP) at various points from 1951 to 2014, representing three constituencies. He also published six books.
During the Axis occupation of Greece, he and Lakis Santas took down the flag of Nazi Germany from the Acropolis. After the end of Axis occupation, his left-wing political beliefs and activism in the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) led to him being sentenced to death three times; his imprisonments and legal troubles were often the topic of international interest, until his permanent release in 1971 ended over 15 years of non-continuous imprisonment and exile. He was originally a member of the Communist Party of Greece and the United Democratic Left (EDA), but left the former in 1968 after the invasion of Czechoslovakia.
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