Manolis Glezos
Manolis Glezos | |
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Μανώλης Γλέζος | |
| Member of the European Parliament for Greece | |
| In office 1 July 2014 – 8 July 2015 (resigned) | |
| Succeeded by | Nikolaos Chountis |
| In office 24 July 1984 – 25 January 1985 (resigned) | |
| Succeeded by | Spiridon Kolokotronis |
| Member of the Hellenic Parliament for National list | |
| In office 6 May 2012 – 2 May 2014 (resigned) | |
| Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Piraeus B | |
| In office 17 June 1985 – 31 December 1986 (resigned) | |
| Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Athens A | |
| In office 18 October 1981 – 7 May 1985 | |
| In office 9 September 1951 – 16 November 1952 | |
| President of United Democratic Left | |
| In office 25 January 1985 – 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Ilias Iliou |
| Succeeded by | Andreas Lentakis |
| General Secretary of United Democratic Left | |
| In office 1981 – 25 January 1985 | |
| Succeeded by | Theodoros Katrivanos |
| President of the Community of Apeiranthos | |
| In office 1 January 1987 – 31 December 1990 | |
| Prefectural Councillor of Athens-Piraeus super-prefecture | |
| In office 1 January 2003 – 31 December 2006 | |
| Municipal Councilor of the Municipality of Paros | |
| In office 1 January 2011 – 6 May 2012 (resigned) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 September 1922 Apiranthos, Naxos, Kingdom of Greece |
| Died | 30 March 2020 (aged 97) Athens, Hellenic Republic |
| Resting place | First Cemetery of Athens |
| Political 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
(m. 1947; died 1980)Georgia Argyrou (m. 1986) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Higher School of Economic and Commercial Studies |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | EAM |
| Branch/service | OKNE EPON |
| Battles/wars | |
Manolis Glezos (Greek: Μανώλης Γλέζος; 9 September 1922 – 30 March 2020) was a Greek left-wing politician, journalist, author, and member of 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. 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 the Nazi 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.
Since the restoration of democracy in 1974, he had been active as a politician, becoming a Member of the Greek Parliament for various left-wing parties. In 2014, at the age of 91, he became a Member of the European Parliament for a second time in his life, for Syriza, making him the oldest-ever member of the European Parliament. He was also the most voted-for candidate in Greece.