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The Enslaved Greek who Rose to Become Tunisia's Ruler

George Stravelakis, or “Halkias,” was an enslaved Greek man from the island of Chios who rose in society to become the Prime Minister of Tunisia in the 1860s.

He was born in 1817 on the island of Chios.

During the atrocity of the Chios massacre, Georgios’s father was killed, while George, along with his brother Ioannis and his mother Irene, were captured and sold into slavery by the Ottomans.

Chios massacre atrocity Tens of thousands of Greeks were killed by Ottoman troops on the island of Chios during the Greek War of Independence in 1822.

Greeks from neighboring islands had arrived on Chios and encouraged the Chians to join their revolt. In response, Ottoman troops landed on the island and killed thousands, even trapping many in a church and burning them alive.

The massacre of Christians provoked widespread international outrage and led to increasing support for the Greek cause worldwide.

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Michael Halkias, Who Promised Wish Fulfillment at Banquet Hall, Dies at 82

His Grand Prospect Hall in Brooklyn hosted four decades’ worth of events, and he and his wife, Alice, made the hall’s commercials a late-night TV staple.

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Halkias, Garganourakis, Markopoulos, L. Nikolaou - Malamatenia logia

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