Manolis Mantakas

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Manolis Mantakas
Member of Hellenic Parliament for Piraeus
In office
March 5, 1950 – November 16, 1952
Secretary for Military Affairs of the Mountain Government
In office
April 10, 1944 – October 9, 1944
Personal details
Born1891
Major General
(Hellenic Army)
Battles/wars
  • World War Two
    • Greek Resistance
  • Greco-Turkish War
    • Asia Minor Campaign

Emmanouil or Manolis Mantakas (

Greek Resistance
and a politician.

Biography

He was born in

Greek People's Liberation Army resistance groups. He also served in the EAM-organized government of "Free Greece", the Political Committee of National Liberation, as Secretary for Military Affairs and later as its Vice-President, and was elected a deputy for Piraeus Prefecture
in the PEEA's parliament, the "National Council".

Due to his communist affiliation, he was exiled to Makronisos in 1947–1949, during the Greek Civil War, but after his release was elected as an MP for Piraeus Prefecture with the Democratic Alignment in the 1950 and with the United Democratic Left in 1951.

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