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11 people

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Ioannis Metaxas Ιωάννης Μεταξάς The monarchist anti-communist who established the 4th of August dictatorship Government and administration · Greece state institutions 1871–1941
Alexandros Papagos Αλέξανδρος Παπάγος The Greek field marshal who staked the war on the Albanian front Military command · Greece state institutions 1883–1955
Alexandros Koryzis Αλέξανδρος Κορυζής The Greek prime minister who accepted British aid under invasion Government and administration · Greece state institutions 1885–1941
Georgios Papandreou Γεώργιος Παπανδρέου A liberal statesman at the threshold of liberation and civil war Government and administration · Greece state institutions 1888–1968
George II of Greece Γεώργιος Βʹ Patron of the restored monarchy and Metaxas dictatorship Government and administration · Greece state institutions 1890–1947
Georgios Siantos Γιώργης Σιάντος A KKE leader who bore both the Resistance's victory and its defeat at the negotiating table Political and party leadership · Communist Party of Greece (KKE) 1890–1947
Napoleon Zervas Ναπολέων Ζέρβας A military leader between wartime resistance and anti-communist politics Military command 1891–1957
Alexandros Svolos Αλέξανδρος Σβώλος A socialist constitutional scholar who sought to ground sovereignty in the people Law and justice 1892–1956
Konstantinos Maniadakis Κωνσταντίνος Μανιαδάκης Architect of the dictatorship's security apparatus Security, intelligence and policing · Greece state institutions 1893–1972
Aris son of Dimitrios Velouchiotis Άρης Βελουχιώτης Organizer of a mass partisan war against occupation Military command · Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) 1905–1945
Apostolos Santas Απόστολος Σάντας The resistance fighter who brought down an occupation symbol from the Acropolis Social movements and organizing 1922–2011