Georgios Mylonas (

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: Γεώργιος Αλεξάνδρου Μυλωνάς; 6 April 1919 – 14 February 1998) was a

Center Union The Centre Union ( el, Ἕνωσις Κέντρου ''Énōsis Kéntrou'', abbreviated ΕΚ) was a major centrist political party in Greece, created in 1961 by Georgios Papandreou.Clogg, 1987, pp. 39–40 History The Centre Union was a politic ...

politician and government minister. He was a close aide to Greek statesman and premier

Georgios Papandreou Georgios Papandreou ( ''Geórgios Papandréou''; 13 February 1888 – 1 November 1968) was a Greek politician, the founder of the Papandreou political dynasty. He served three terms as prime minister of Greece (1944–1945, 1963, 1964–196 ...

, and was repeatedly elected deputy for the Ioannina seat with the

. Mylonas had served as an undersecretary to the premier's office and education undersecretary from 1963 to 1965. He assumed the transport ministry in the first post-

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government in 1974 and was

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from 1989 to 1990. Mylonas was the author of the book ''Escape From

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'', detailing his escape from the island, where he was exiled during the 1967-1974 military dictatorship. The escape was organized by his then, son-in-law Elias B.M. Kulukundis and his daughter

Eleni Mylonas Eleni Mylonas (Greek: Ελένη Μυλωνά; born 14 September 1944) is a Greek-born American artist. Early life and education Eleni Mylonas was born on 14 September 1944 in Athens to father politician Georgios Mylonas, who's served as mini ...

with the help of Maria Becket.

Books

* George Mylonas (1974). ''Escape From Amorgos: The Story of a Greek Political Prisoner's Struggle for Freedom''.

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. *Απόδραση από την Αμοργό, Γιώργος Μυλωνάς
Ποταμός
2015, *Elias B.M. Kulukundis (2013). ''The Amorgos Conspiracy''.

Documentary

Stelios Kouloglou Stelios Kouloglou ( el, Στέλιος Κούλογλου; born 27 February 1953, Athens) is a Greece, Greek journalist writer and documentaries director. He is the creator of the news web channel "TVXS". Political analyst and major Greek publica ...

, ''Escape From Amorgos'', 1984 Productions AE-Tvxs.gr, 2015

Press

* Nicholas Gage (21 September 1969). "The Prisoner of Amorgos". ''

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''. *Thomas J. Hamilton (11 October 1969). "Greek Who Fled Hopes to Mobilize All Shades of Opinion Against Military Regime". ''The New York Times''. *"Greece: The L.B.J. Caper", ''

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''. 17 October 1969. *"International, Greece: One Man's Odyssey". ''

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''. 20 October 1969. * Hendrik Hertzberg (10 April 1970). "Democrat". ''

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''. *Nicholas Gage & Ilias Kulukundis (1970). "Report From Greece - Under the Junta". ''

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''.Nicholas Gage & Ilias Kulukundis (1970)
"Report From Greece - Under the Junta"
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References

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