Kostas Georgakis was a Greek student of geology, who in the early hours of 19 September 1970, set himself ablaze in Matteotti square in Genoa, Italy, in a fatal protest against the dictatorial regime of Georgios Papadopoulos. His last words were: Long Live Free Greece.
Georgakis, is the only known junta opponent to have committed suicide in protest against the dictatorship. He is considered to be the precursor of the later student protests against the military government, including the later Polytechnic Uprising.
Georgakis, is the only known junta opponent to have committed suicide in protest against the dictatorship. He is considered to be the precursor of the later student protests against the military government, including the later Polytechnic Uprising.
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