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Little Moltke

This is an article by Gray, LC on Metaxas published on the “Current History and Forum” newspaper, New York 52.4 (Nov 26, 1940):

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Does Metaxas deserve a statue?

The recent request from the ultra-nationalist party Golden Dawn to restore an old statue of Ioannis Metaxas in the island of Kefalonia has ignited the debate on whether Metaxas deserves a statue in modern-day Greece. By looking at the state of his […]

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Prodromos Bodosakis

Prodromos Bodosakis-Athanasiadis [Πρόδρομος Μποδοσάκης Αθανασιάδης] was one of Metaxas’ best friends and of the most important figures in 20th century Greek industrial history. He created an immense industrial empire with weapons factories, mines and plants in diverse branches of industry […]

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Metaxas’ early years

Ioannis Metaxas was born in Ithaca on April 12, 1871. His family roots traced back to the Byzantine nobility based in Constantinople. The head of the Metaxas family was Markos Antonios, who was advisor and co-warrior of the Byzantine emperor Konstantinos Palaiologos. After the […]

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