Georgios Modis
Georgios Modis | |
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Republic of North Macedonia) | |
| Died | 18 June 1975 Thessaloniki, Third Hellenic Republic |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Greece |
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| Battles/wars | Macedonian Struggle Balkan Wars |
Georgios Modis (Greek: Γεώργιος Μόδης; 14 May 1887 – 18 June 1975) was a Greek jurist, politician, writer and participant in the Macedonian Struggle.
Biography
Georgios Modis was born in 1887 in Monastir (modern
Cretan Georgios Volanis who was active in the area of Mariovo. He participated in many fights with Bulgarian komitadjis and Ottoman troops and was wounded in a battle with the Ottoman army in Besitsa, near Mariovo. After his injury he abandoned the armed struggle and the Internal Organisation of Monastir appointed him secretary in the Metropolis of Moglena and Florina
in 1909, where he served for a short time. Then, he returned to Monastir and was a reporter in the local newspaper Fos ("Light") that was published by the Political Club of Monastir.
After the
Minister of Education
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He was also an active author, his main works being: "Μακεδονικές Ιστορίες" (Macedonian Stories) and "Αγώνες στη Μακεδονία" (Struggles in Macedonia) which was left unfinished due to his death on 18 June 1975. Modis was a member of the
Greek military junta of 1967–1974 he was forced by the regime to resign from the presidency of the committee.[1]
In 2011, a bust of Modis was erected in the town square of Florina at the expense of the Association of Monastiriots of Florina and Environs "Elpis".[2]
He is the nephew of Theodoros Modis and the uncle of Theodore Modis.
References
- ^ Αγώνες στη Μακεδονία, εκδόσεις Μπαρμπουνάκη, Θεσσαλονίκη, 1975, Βιογραφικό σημείωμα συγγραφέα
- ^ Διαδικτυακές πύλες, Δήμος Φλώρινας, Πρόγραμμα Χριστουγεννιάτικων εκδηλώσεων στο "Ξύλινο χωριό", Φωτιές 2011 του δήμου Φλώρινας
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