Nikolaos Plastiras
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Nikolaos Plastiras was a Greek general and politician, who served three times as Prime Minister of Greece. A distinguished soldier known for his personal bravery, he became famous as "The Black Rider"
Nikolaos Plastiras as a colonel, c. 1923
Nikolaos Plastiras as colonel, painting by Georgios Prokopiou (1921).
Nikolaos Plastiras on horseback with two Evzones. Asia Minor, 1922.
In Athens after the 1922 revolution.
Trial of the Six
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The Trial of the Six or the Execution of the Six was the trial for treason, in late 1922, of the Anti-Venizelist officials held responsible for the Greek military defeat in Asia Minor. All nine defend
Nikolaos Plastiras
…former Commander-in-Chief, General Georgios Hatzianestis, on 28 November 1922 as those mainly responsible for the Asia Minor Disaster, in the infamous "Trial of the Six". Plastiras faced multiple challenges in governing Greece. The 1.3 million refugees from the population exchange had to be catered for in a country…
The bench of the accused: from left to right, Goudas, Baltatzis, Stratigos, Gounaris, Stratos, Theotokis, Protopapadakis
Nikolaos Plastiras
Theodoros Pangalos
Alexandros Othonaios