Nikolaos Michaloliakos
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Nikolaos G. Michaloliakos (Greek: Νικόλαος Γ. Μιχαλολιάκος) (born 1957) was the leader of Hrisi Avgi, a Greek neo-Nazi organisation which was disbanded in 2005. He is also a mathematician, former commando and the writer of a series of books.[1]
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[edit] 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 far-right 4th of August party of Kostas Plevris. He also participated in the Athens local organisation of EOKA-B.[2][1]
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 was torturing 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.[2][3][1][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, as 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 Hrisi Avgi (Greek for "Golden Dawn") magazine. The politics of the magazine were National Socialist.[3][2] 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.[2][1] In January 1985 he broke away from the National Political Union and founded the "Popular National Movement - Hrisi Avgi". Michaloliakos remained the leader of Hrisi Avgi until its disbandment, in November 2005.[6]
Although Hrisi Avgi remained a party of minor electoral importance in the next 20 years of its activity, it drew public attention in the 90s.[3][2]
Michaloliakos announced the disbandment of Hrisi Avgi in November 2005, due to clashes with anti-fascists.[6] However, he (like most members of Hrisi Avgi) continues his political activity through Patriotic Alliance.[2]
[edit] Publications
- The Last Loyal (Οι Τελευταίοι Πιστοί)[7]
- Enemies of the State (Εχθροί του Καθεστώτος)[7]
- For a Greater Greece in a Free Europe (Για μια Μεγάλη Ελλάδα σε μια Ελεύθερη Ευρώπη)[7]
- Against All (Εναντίων Όλων)[7]
- Pericles Giannopoulos: The Apollonian Speech (Περικλής Γιαννόπουλος: Ο Απολώνιος Λόγος)[7]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Article about Michaloliakos published on Hrisi Avgi's website.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i 11/9/2005 article published in To Vima newspaper .
- ^ a b c d 2/07/1998 article published in Eleftherotypia newspaper
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c d e http://www.logxi.com/vivlia2.php
