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concluded that those responsible for the assassination were far-right extremists linked with rogue elements in the Greek security forces. However, no specific instructions from the ruling political leadership were identified, nor proven in the subsequent trial of the perpetrators.
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and the NRU of the murder, which resulted in more (sometimes violent) manifestations. Karamanlis denounced his accusers, and warned that they contributed to the political instability of the country. An independent judicial inquiry held under public prosecutor
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it managed to become the leading party of the opposition, an achievement all the more surprising in view of the recent end of the
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The party was founded in July 1951 by prominent center-left and leftist politicians, some of which were former members of
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never participated independently in Greek politics again after 1977. Under the leadership of
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MINISTERIAL ELITES IN GREECE, 1843-2001: A SYNTHESIS OF OLD SOURCES AND NEW DATA
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of 1967, the party was outlawed by the regime and its members were persecuted.
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co-founders and leader of its group in the Parliament from 1951 until 1967.
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was meant to act as a substitute and political front of the banned
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and the consequently prevailing anti-Left politics at the time.
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Dangerous Citizens: The Greek Left and the Terror of the State
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Leader
Ioannis Passalidis
Manolis Glezos
Ioannis Passalidis
Democratic Alignment
Synaspismos
Ideology
Democratic socialism
Eurocommunism
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