birth_date: 1913-11-13 00:00:00
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name: Dimitris Hatzis
about: Dimitrios Hatzis (Greek: Δημήτρης Χατζής, 1913–1981) was a Greek novelist and journalist.Hatzis was born in Ioannina (Epirus) northwestern Greece, the son of the author and journalist, Georgios Hatzis. He graduated from the Zosimaia school in his home land. In 1930, after the dead of his father, he succeeded him as director of the newspaper Epirus. In 1932-1934 he was influenced by marxist ideologies and joined the Communist Party of Greece. In 1936 he was arrested by the regime of Ioannis Metaxas for communist activity.Hatzis got involved in the Greek Civil War (1946-1949), where he joined the left-wing guerrillas. As a result, following the Left's defeat, he went into exile and until the legalization of the Greek Communist Party in 1975, Dimitrios Hatzis (Greek: Δημήτρης Χατζής, 1913–1981) was a Greek novelist and journalist.Hatzis was born in Ioannina (Epirus) northwestern Greece, the son of the author and journalist, Georgios Hatzis. He graduated from the Zosimaia school in his home land. In 1930, after the dead of his father, he succeeded him as director of the newspaper Epirus. In 1932-1934 he was influenced by marxist ideologies and joined the Communist Party of Greece. In 1936 he was arrested by the regime of Ioannis Metaxas for communist activity.Hatzis got involved in the Greek Civil War (1946-1949), where he joined the left-wing guerrillas. As a result, following the Left's defeat, he went into exile and until the legalization of the Greek Communist Party in 1975, he lived in various socialist countries in Eastern Europe. ...more
death_date: 1981-07-20 00:00:00