12 Facts About Nikolaos Michaloliakos

Nikolaos Michaloliakos is the founder and leader of the far-right party Golden Dawn.

Nikolaos Michaloliakos participated in the Athens local organisation of EOKA-B.

Nikolaos Michaloliakos was arrested for the first time in July 1974, during a protest outside the British embassy in Athens, against the stance of the United Kingdom toward the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.

Nikolaos Michaloliakos was arrested again for assaulting journalists covering the December 1976 funeral of Evangelos Mallios, a policeman who tortured people during the Regime of the Colonels, assassinated by the terrorist group 17N, but was released.

Nikolaos Michaloliakos was arrested again in July 1978 and sentenced to one year imprisonment in January 1979 for illegally carrying guns and explosives.

Nikolaos Michaloliakos was dismissed from his position in the army.

The publication of the magazine ceased in April 1984, when Nikolaos Michaloliakos joined the National Political Union, and took over the leadership of its youth section, after a personal order of Georgios Papadopoulos.

Nikolaos Michaloliakos remained the leader of Golden Dawn until he announced its disbandment in November 2005.

Nikolaos Michaloliakos took this step due to clashes with anti-fascists.

Nikolaos Michaloliakos was one of 68 Golden Dawn leaders who were found guilty in October 2020.

Nikolaos Michaloliakos was sentenced to 13.5 years in prison but was granted early release in May 2024 following a legal request and on account of his elderly age, albeit with several conditions such as a ban on traveling outside the greater Athens area.

Nikolaos Michaloliakos is the husband of fellow Golden Dawn member Eleni Zaroulia.