Glezos, Greek who tore swastika from Acropolis in WW2, dies aged 97

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Manolis Glezos, a prominent Greek whose act of defiance against Nazi occupation during World War Two was a rallying cry for the country's resistance movement, died on Monday, authorities said. He was 97.

ATHENS - Manolis Glezos, a prominent Greek whose act of defiance against Nazi occupation during World War Two was a rallying cry for the country’s resistance movement, died on Monday, authorities said. He was 97.

With his white mane of hair and thick moustache, Glezos was a recognizable fixture in leftist politics. A member of the Socialist PASOK party which he represented in the European Parliament, Glezos gradually migrated further to the political left.

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