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KESSANLI NIK.

Nikos Kessanlis was born in Thessaloniki in 1930 and died in Athens in 2004. He was a student of Yannis Moralis and a distinguished painter. He was Professor and Dean at the Athens School of Fine Arts.

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KASTORIAS

Kastoria is a city of Western Macedonia. It is built on the shore of Lake Orestiada. It was founded in the 6th century A.D. It played a leading role in the Byzantine times and the Macedonian Struggle. It has numerous Byzantine churches and it is famous for the architecture of its mansions and the fur


KASTALIAS

Catalia is a natural spring at the foot of Parnassos Mt. In ancient times, it was considered a sacred place and the residence of the Muses and Apollo. It was extremely important for the Delphic Oracle and the temple.


KASSANDROU

Kassandros (350-297 B.C.) was a King of Macedonia, husband of Thessaloniki, the daughter of Philipos II. He founded the city of Thessaloniki in 315 B.C. naming the city after his wife.


KARYOTAKI

Kostas Karyotakis was born in 1896 in Tripolis and he suicided in 1928 in Preveza. He studied Law ad he was a lyrical poet and novelist. His poetry was characterized by pessimism, melancholy and drama.


KARIPI

Grigorios Karipis, born in 1858, was a lawyer from Thessaloniki, with significant scientific and national activity. He was a prominent selectman of the city. In the website gis.thessaloniki.gr, the street is mentioned as Karypi.


KARATZA PANAG.

Panagiotis Karatzas was a militant in the Greek Revolution of 1821 and member of Filiki Eteria. He was one of the leaders of the Revolution in Patras. He was murdered in September the same year.


KARATASOU

Anastasios (Tasos) Karatasos (1764-1830) was a Chieftain from Macedonia. He was initiated into Filiki Eteria and a militant of the Greek Revolution of 1821. His son Tsamis (Dimitrios) Karatasos (1798-1861) fought along with his father. Later, he became senior officer and played a leading role in the uprising of Halkidiki in 1854.


KARAOLI -DIMITRIOU TON KYPRION

Michael Karaolis and Andreas Dimitriou were Cypriot militants and members of EOKA. They were sentenced to death and they were hanged in 1956. They are buried at the Imprisoned Graves in Nicosia.


KARMANLI KON. AV.

Konstantinos Karamanlis was born in 1907 in Proti, Serres. He studied at the Law School of the University of Athens. He was a politician and he was elected Minister, Prime Minister and President of the Hellenic Republic. He died in Athens in 1998.