Manolis Andronikos was an eminent archaeologist and Professor at the Philosophy School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He was born in 1919 in Bursa, Minor Asia and died in 1992 in Thessaloniki. His name was associated with significant excavating projects in Macedonia and especially the discovery of the two first royal tombs of Vergina.
Emmanouil Manousogianakis (1853-1916) was an officer. He took part in the War of 1897 and the Balkan Wars. He was appointed Minister of the Army. It was also the name of Anagnostis Manousogianakis (1786 or 1787 or 1890-1881), chieftain from Crete who fought in the uprising of Crete in 1821, 1841, 1858 and 1866-1869.
Ioannis Makrygiannis was a chieftain of the Greek Revolution and a politician (1797-1864). His real surname was Triantafyllou. He took part to important battles, he played a leading role in the Revolution of 1843 and he wrote his Memoirs.
Mackenzie King was a Canadian politician (1874-1950). He was Prime-Minister during World War II and he fought against the Axis Powers. He was a philhellene and during the German Occupation, Canada sent humanitarian aid to the Greeks.
Makedoniki Amyna (Macedonian Resistance) was a secret patriotic organisation. It was founded by Ion Dragoumis in 1902, when he was appointed Vice-Consul at the Greek Consulate in Monastiri. It was in charge of organising the Macedonian Struggle.
Lorentzos Mavilis (1860-1912) was a lyric poet from Ithaca. He was a demoticist and he was a philosopher and translator of foreign literary works. He was an MP and fought voluntarily in the War of 1897 and the Balkan Wars, when he died.
Kostis Moskof (1939-1998) was a poet, historian, author and journalist from Thessaloniki. He is one of the most important representatives of post-war literature of Thessaloniki. He was elected city councillor and he was also elected Mayor of Thessaloniki for a short time.
Georgios Bakatselos (1906-1992) was lawyer and politician. He was elected MP in Thessaloniki and he was appointed Minister under several governments.
He was the son of the notable under the Turkish Rule, Dimitrios Baltadoros. He served in Thessaloniki as an agent of the community and member of the Imperial Council of the Ottoman State.
Bizani is a village in Epirus. In February 1913, a victorious – for the Greek army – battle took place at its fortress. This battle resulted in the liberation of Ioannina and Epirus.
