Gregoris Lambrakis (Γρηγόρης Λαμπράκης) (April 3, 1912–May 27, 1963) was a Greek politician, physician, athlete, and member of the faculty of the School of Medicine at the University of Athens. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Εθνικόν και Καποδιστριακόν Πανεπιστήμιον Αθηνών usually referred to simply as the
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Early life
Lambrakis was born in the village of Kerasitsa in the district of Tegea (Arkadia, the Peloponnese). Tegea was a settlement in ancient Greece and it is also a municipality in modern Arcadia, Greece, with its seat in the village Stadio. Arkadia may refer to Arcadia, a region of Greece also known as Arkadía Arkadia (shopping mall, a shopping mall in Warsaw Poland The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus ( Greek: Πελοπόννησος Pelopónnisos; see also List of Greek place names) is a large Peninsula After finishing high school in his home town, he moved to Athens to enter the School of Medicine at the University of Athens. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Εθνικόν και Καποδιστριακόν Πανεπιστήμιον Αθηνών usually referred to simply as the
Lambrakis was a great athlete throughout his life. He held the Greek record for long jump for twenty-three years (1936–1959). The long jump is an Athletics (track and field event in which athletes combine speed strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far from the take-off point as possible He also earned several gold medals in the Balkan Athletic Games, which took place annually, featuring competitors from Greece, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey. See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches
During the Axis occupation of Greece during World War II (1941–1944), Lambrakis participated actively in the Greek Resistance. The Axis occupation of Greece during World War II ( Η Κατοχή, I Katochi, meaning "The Occupation" began in April Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Greek Resistance ( Εθνική Αντίσταση, ie "National Resistance" is the blanket term for a number of armed and unarmed groups from across the political In 1943 he set up the Union of Greek Athletes ("Ένωση των Ελλήνων Αθλητών") and organised regular competitions. He used the revenue from these games to fund public food-banks for the starving population.
Post-War activism
After World War II, Lambrakis completed his medical studies and worked as a lecturer in the Department of gynaecology. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Gynaecology or gynecology (see spelling differences) refers to the surgical specialty dealing with health of the female reproductive system ( Uterus He continued to help the poor by running a small private clinic for patients who were unable to afford medical care.
While not a Communist, Lambrakis's political and ideological orientation did lean towards the left. Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based He was actively involved in the Pacifist Movement of his time, which voiced strong opposition to the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Lambrakis acted politically from within the United Democratic Left (Eniaia Democratiki Aristera — EDA, the only legal left-wing political party in the country after the Greek Civil War 1946–1949) and until the fall of the Greek military junta of 1967-1974. The United Democratic Left ( Ενιαία Δημοκρατική Αριστερά, ΕΔΑ / Eniaia Dimokratiki Aristera, EDA) was a political The Greek Civil War (ο Eμφύλιος, "the Civil War" fought from 1946 to 1949 by the Governmental forces receiving logistical support by the United Kingdom Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Regime of the Colonels redirects here For the Polish regime of colonels see Colonels' group. He was elected to the Hellenic Parliament in the Greek legislative election, 1961 as a Piraeus MP. The Hellenic Parliament ( Βουλή των Ελλήνων; transliterated Vouli (also Boule) ton Ellinon; literally 'Will of the Greeks' from the The Greek legislative election of the 19 February 1961 resulted in the third in a row victory for Constantine Karamanlis and his National Radical Piraeus (pɪˈræʊs Πειραιάς, piɾeˈas Πειραιεύς, piɾeˈefs is a city in the periphery of Attica, Greece, and a
The same year (1961), under his initiative, the Commission for International Detente and Peace (Eπιτροπή για την Διεθνή Ύφεση και Ειρήνη — Epitropi gia ti Diethni Ifesi kai Irini — EDYE) was established in Greece. In his capacity as Vice President of EDYE, Lambrakis participated in international pacifist meetings and demonstrations, despite frequent threats against his life. On 21 April 1963, the pacifist movement in Greece organised the First Pacifist Rally from Marathon to Athens. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marathon ( Demotic Greek: Μαραθώνας Marathónas; Attic / Katharevousa:, Marathṓn) is an ancient Greek city-state Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's The police intervened, banned the rally and arrested many demonstrators (Mikis Theodorakis among them). Mikis Theodorakis (Μίκης Θεοδωράκης (b July 29 1925, Greek island of Chios) is one of the most popular Greek composers Lambrakis, protected by his parliamentary immunity, marched alone and arrived at the end of the rally holding the banner with the peace symbol (photo), the one he had previously held up during the Aldermaston rally in the United Kingdom while protesting near the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (AWRE). Aldermaston is an award-winning Rural Village and Civil parish in Berkshire, South East England, with a population The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For the World War II use of this facility see RAF Aldermaston The Atomic Weapons Establishment ( AWE) is responsible for the Soon afterwards he, too, was arrested by the police.
Assassination
On 22 May 1963, after delivering the keynote speech at an anti-war meeting in Thessaloniki, he was run down by a delivery truck driven by two far-right extremists (E. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη), Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Macedonia Emmanouilidis and S. Gotzamanis). He suffered brain injuries and died in the hospital five days later, on 27 May. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed
The next day, in Athens, his funeral became a massive demonstration. More than 500,000 people rallied to protest against the right-wing government and the Royal Court, seen by many to support the activities of the right-wing extremists. The assassination of Lambrakis initiated an enormous popular reaction, and soon after, investigator Christos Sartzetakis and Attorney General P. Christos Sartzetakis ( Χρήστος Σαρτζετάκης) (born 6 April, 1929, Thessaloniki) is a Greek jurist and elder statesman Delaportas uncovered connections of the police and army to far-right extremists. Both men would lose their jobs during the military dictatorship of 1967; Christos Sartzetakis would also find himself imprisoned for a year during the dictatorship. Regime of the Colonels redirects here For the Polish regime of colonels see Colonels' group. Sartzetakis, who had become a symbol for integrity due to his handling of the investigation, has gone on record stating that accusations directed against the head of the 1961-1963 government for the Lambrakis assassination were not supported in any way by the evidence.
The events that followed the assassination of Lambrakis led to rapid political developments. Prime Minister Constantine Karamanlis resigned and left for Paris in July 1963. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city The Marathon Peace Rally became an annual event in Lambrakis's memory. Thousands of Greek youths formed a new political organisation called The Neolaia Lambraki (Νεολαία Λαμπράκη - Lambrakis Youth); the first secretary of Neolaia Lambraki was Mikis Theodorakis, one of Lambrakis's friends and fellow activists. This leftist political organisation played a decisive role in Greece's progressive movement of the 1960s.
Legacy
The life and death of Gregoris Lambrakis inspired the author Vassilis Vassilikos to write the political novel "Z". Vassilis Vassilikos ( Greek: Βασίλης Βασιλικός born November 18, 1934) is a prolific Greek Writer and Diplomat The title stands for the first letter of the Greek word "Zei" ("Lives!"), a popular slogan which began to appear on the walls of the buildings of the Greek cities in the 1960s, illustrating the growing protest against the conditions that led to the assassination of Lambrakis. In 1969, the Greek-French film director Costa-Gavras (Κώστας Γαβράς) made the film Z, which was a great success. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Constantinos Gavras (born February 13, 1933, Loutra Iraias, Greece) better known as (Constantin Costa-Gavras (Κώστας Γαβράς Z is a 1969 French language political thriller directed by Costa Gavras, with a screenplay by Gavras and Jorge Semprún, based on Yves Montand starred as Lambrakis, Jean-Louis Trintignant as investigator Sartzetakis and Irene Papas as Lambrakis's widow. Yves Montand (iv mɔ̃ˈtɑ̃ in French ( 13 October 1921 &ndash 9 November 1991) was an Italian -born French Jean-Louis Trintignant (born on December 11 1930 in Piolenc, Vaucluse) is a French Actor. Irene Papas ( Greek Ειρήνη Παππά born September 3 1926) is a Greek actress and occasional Singer, who has starred
Lambrakis remains in the hearts of the Greek people as a national symbol of democracy, representing the struggle against political repression, Royal Court scandal, and international dependence. After the fall of the military dictatorship in 1974, numerous places, including a football stadium in Kallithea and streets and squares throughout the country, have been named in honor of Gregoris Lambrakis. Regime of the Colonels redirects here For the Polish regime of colonels see Colonels' group. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Kallithea ( Greek: Καλλιθέα map meaning "good view" is the 8th biggest municipality in Greece (109609 inhabitants 2001 census and the 4th biggest
The Athens Classic Marathon is run in memory of Gregoris Lambrakis every November. The Athens Classic Marathon is an annual marathon road race held in Athens, Greece.
See also
The United Democratic Left ( Ενιαία Δημοκρατική Αριστερά, ΕΔΑ / Eniaia Dimokratiki Aristera, EDA) was a political The history of modern Greece began with the recognition of Greek independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1832 after the Greek War of Independence. Christos Sartzetakis ( Χρήστος Σαρτζετάκης) (born 6 April, 1929, Thessaloniki) is a Greek jurist and elder statesmanDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic