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Aleksander (Aleko) Schinas (1870s, Volos - May 6, 1913), was a Greek[1] anarchist who assassinated King George I of Greece in Thessaloniki in 1913. Volos (Greek: Βόλος) is a city situated at the center of the Greek mainland, about 326 km north from Athens and 215 km south from Thessaloniki. ...
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George I, King of the Hellenes (Greek: ΓεώÏγιος A, ΒασιλεÏÏ‚ των Ελλήνων) (December 24, 1845 – March 18, 1913) was King of the Hellenes (Greece) from 1863 to 1913. ...
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Schinas worked in the pantry of the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City and a waiter remembered him as an avid reader of socialism-related literature and spending nights in Manhattan "making friends with radical and fervid thinkers".[2] Schinas was against governments and especially against aristocracy and monarchy. Flag Seal Nickname: Big Apple Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area City 1,214. ...
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He started an anarchist school in his native town which the Greek government closed for spreading anti-government ideas. Two of the leaders of the school were sentenced to prison, but Schinas escaped without being imprisoned. The authorities also seized a number of books and pamphlets published by the school, which were deemed to contain anarchist doctrine and denounced the king.[3] The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ...
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On March 18, 1913, at around 5:15 PM[1], Schinas (who was around 40 at the time) shot from a distance of two paces in the back King George I while the king walking in Thessaloniki near the White Tower. George I was wounded by the bullet which entered below the shoulder blade and made its exit through his stomach. The bullet pierced the heart and lungs and by the time he arrived at the hospital, he was already dead.[4] March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ...
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The White Tower of Thessaloniki The White Tower of Thessaloniki (in Greek, Λευκός Î ÏÏγος, Lefkos Pyrgos, Macedonian: Бела Кула, Bela Kula) is a monument and museum on the waterfront of the city of Thessaloniki, capital of the region of Macedonia in northern Greece. ...
An educated anarchist headline Schinas was taken in immediate custody, initially refusing to explain the reason of the crime, but when asked by an officer whether he had no "pity" for his country, he answered he was against governments.[4] As Schinas remaining calm for the entire event, there have been suggestions that he was not "responsible for his actions".[4]Later, Schinas declared that he killed the king because the latter refused to give him the money he asked for.[5]
Schinas was tortured throughout the following night, being "forced to undergo examinations", but he refused to give in the names of any accomplices. [6] On May 6, he allegedly committed suicide by jumping out of the window of the police station in Thessaloniki.[7] Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of willfully ending ones own life. ...
Various theories on the reasons of Schinas circulated later, including that Schinas' murder was directed by Bulgaria, as a form of revenge for its lost territories, Austria-Hungary for political reasons or Germany for dynastic reasons, however there is no evidence for either of them.[8] Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ...
References
- ^ a b King of Greece Murdered at Salonika; Slayer Mad; Political Results Feared By Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph New York Times March 19, 1913; pg. 1
- ^ The Assassin Lived Here. Special to The New York Times. New York Times; March 20, 1913; pg. 3
- ^ King's Murderer Is Educated Anarchist, by Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph; New York Times; March 20, 1913; pg. 3
- ^ a b c Died Before Reaching Hospital. New York Times; March 19, 1913; pg. 1
- ^ Sorrow Throughout Greece, by Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph; New York Times; March 19, 1913; pg. 2
- ^ <no name> New York Times; March 20, 1913; pg. 3
- ^ King's Slayer A Suicide. New York Times; May 7, 1913; pg. 3
- ^ Why Powers Forced Kings on Greece, by Walter Littlefield. New York Times, March 16, 1924; pg. E7
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