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Grigoris Lambrakis

Grigoris Lambrakis
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Γρηγόρης Λαμπράκης
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Grigoris Lambrakis marching alone in the banned Marathon–Athens Peace Rally on Sunday April 21, 1963, one month before his assassination.
Member of the Hellenic Parliament
In office
1961 – 1963
Constituency Piraeus
Personal details
Born (1912-04-03)April 3, 1912
Kerasitsa, Arcadia, Greece
Died May 27, 1963(1963-05-27) (aged 51)
Thessaloniki, Greece
Political party Independent, elected on the list of the United Democratic Left
Children Georgios, Gregoris & Theodoros
Education University of Athens
Occupation Gynecologist
Religion Greek Orthodox

Grigoris Lambrakis (Greek: Γρηγόρης Λαμπράκης; 3 April 1912 – 27 May 1963) was a Greek politician, physician, track and field athlete, and member of the faculty of the School of Medicine at the University of Athens.

Lambrakis was born in the village of Kerasitsa in the district of Tegea (Arcadia, the Peloponnese). After finishing high school in his home town, he moved to Athens to enter the School of Medicine at the University of Athens.

Lambrakis was a champion athlete throughout his life. He held the Greek record for long jump for twenty-three years (1936–1959). He also earned several gold medals in the Balkan Games, which took place annually, featuring competitors from Greece, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey.

During the Axis occupation of Greece during World War II (1941–44), Lambrakis participated actively in the Greek Resistance. In 1943 he set up the Union of Greek Athletes (Ένωση των Ελλήνων Αθλητών, Enosi ton Ellínon Athlitón) and organized regular competitions. He used the revenue from these games to fund public food-banks for the starving population.

After World War II, Lambrakis completed his medical studies and worked as a lecturer in the Department of gynaecology. He continued to help the poor by running a small private clinic for patients who were unable to afford medical care.


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