Maria Damanaki
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Maria Damanaki is a Greek politician. She is a former president of the Synaspismos party of the left and former state member of the Hellenic Parliament within the Panhellenic Socialist Movement. She s
Damanaki in 2013
Barroso EC Portrait 2008
Athens Polytechnic uprising
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The Athens Polytechnic uprising occurred in November 1973 as a massive student demonstration of popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967–1974. It began on 14 November 1973, escalated to a
Maria Damanaki
…Greece, the youth section of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), but also became actively involved in the antidictatorial struggle and took part in the Athens Polytechnic uprising. Damanaki was the voice of the famous "Εδώ Πολυτεχνείο" ("This is the Polytechnic") radio broadcast from within the uprising, calling Greek citizens…
The old gate
The entrance of the National Technical University of Athens
A sculpture commemorating the uprising
Gate of the Polytechnic, 17 November 2011