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Esat, the last Pasha of Ioannina: Captivity, the applause of Greeks in Piraeus, staying in a luxury hotel in Kifisia

Greek-born Esat, the last Pasha of Ioannina, a brave military officer – His captivity and arrival in Piraeus amid applause from a crowd of Greeks – Staying in a luxury hotel in Kifisia and at the estate of Th. Pangalos until December 1913 – The Turkish prisoners also received their salaries!

Grigoris Afxentiou: 69 years since the Greek Hero’s death (video)

The soul of the Cypriot struggle for Enosis (Union with Greece)

The Belharra “Kimon” sails into Cyprus, where the general who gave it his name was killed fighting the Persians – His story

Kimon, son of the general Miltiades, who led the Athenians at the Battle of Marathon, was the fear and terror of the Persians – How he reached Cyprus, and how the phrase “even in death he was victorious” came about

What the peoples are proud of: Greeks proud of history, Italians proud of culture and Turks proud of their patriotism

Global survey by Pew Research Center tracks trends in countries around the world and what makes people proud - Hungarians consider their language the most expressive - 15% feel no pride in Greece

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