Politics & Government

Death Sentence for Nikos Beloyannis and Comrades

Nikos Beloyannis, a prominent Greek communist leader, was sentenced to death alongside 11 other comrades by a military tribunal in Greece. The trial followed their arrest for allegedly attempting to reestablish the Communist Party of Greece, which had been suppressed after the Greek Civil War. The harsh sentencing aimed to quell communist resurgence during the Cold War and marked a significant point in the ideological struggles of the time.

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