Europe - Voice of America: Wartime Resistance Fighter Leads Greek Anti-Austerity Battle

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Wartime Resistance Fighter Leads Greek Anti-Austerity Battle May 29th 2012, 00:43 ATHENS - On the night of May 30, 1941, Manolis Glezos and a friend secretly tore down the swastika flag from the Acropolis in Athens, an act that inspired the resistance movement across Europe.  Now he is fighting for a place in the Greek parliament with the left-wing Syriza coalition. At 90 years of age, Manolis Glezos is still putting himself on the front line. During anti-government protests in March 2010 and again in February this year, he was tear-gassed by riot police outside ... Media files: CD9C0F13-374A-45CC-960D-7D4E931B7442_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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