Dimitri Gogos (13 February 1931 – 20 May 2019) was a Greek-Australian journalist and editor known for founding the

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-based Greek

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Early life

Dimitri Gogos was born in

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on February 13, 1931, to Greek immigrants from

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. In 1950, he immigrated to

, Australia, where he worked as a waiter and busboy before finding work in various factories, including

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. Gogos later reflected that he experienced discrimination as a Greek immigrant teenager in Australia. After working a stint at the

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, he began working as a reporter and journalist in his spare time for publications like ''The Olympic Youth Club'', ''The Australian Greek Review'' and ''The Australian Greek''.

Career

In 1957, Gogos bought the Greek Communist newspaper ''Australoellinas'', and was its sole editor. He later founded his own newspaper ''Neos Kosmos''. The first edition of Neos Kosmos was published on February 13, 1957, the occasion of Gogos' 26th birthday. Gogos was an advocate for Hellenic culture and the rights of Greek workers, and his political position greatly influenced Neos Kosmos.

Personal life

He is the grandfather of Australian actress

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gogos, Dimitri Australian newspaper editors Australian newspaper founders Greek emigrants to Australia Australian journalists Writers from Chios 1931 births 2019 deaths