Kostas Georgakis

In memoriam

Kostas Georgakis - Κώστας Γεωργάκης was a Greek student of geology, who, in the early hours of 19 September 1970, set himself ablaze in Matteotti square in Genoa as a protest against the dictatorial regime of Georgios Papadopoulos. Monument of Kostas Georgakis in Kerkira, Corfu. The inscription reads in Greek: "Kostas Georgakis, Student, Kerkyra 1948 – 1970 Genova. He self-immolated in Genoa, Italy on 19 September 1970 for Freedom and Democracy in Greece." In the lower part his words are inscribed: "I cannot but think and act as a free individual."

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