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Popular Association – Golden Dawn Λαϊκός Σύνδεσμος – Χρυσή Αυγή | |
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| General Secretary | Nikolaos Michaloliakos |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Registered | 1993 |
| Banned | 7 October 2020 |
| Succeeded by | National Party - Hellenes for the Fatherland |
| Political orientation | Neo-Nazism Ultranationalism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Religion | Orthodox Christianity |
The Popular Association – Golden Dawn, usually shortened to Golden Dawn, is a neo-Nazi criminal organization[1] in Greece. At its peak, it held 18 seats in the Greek parliament. The Golden Dawn has connections to the KKK and Traditionalist Worker Party in the United States.[2]
History
Trials
The trials concluded on 7 October of 2020, when the party was banned and many of its members were imprisoned.
The trial was described as “the biggest trial of Nazi criminality since Nuremberg”.[2]
Political positions
Contrary to popular belief and propaganda which soughts to equalize Nazism with Communism,[3] Golden Dawn supports the European Union and NATO and wants to lower taxes on businesses. Its leaders openly support Hitler and Nazi Germany.[4]
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References
- ↑ “To put it in code: Golden Dawn is not a political party that has criminal storm troopers inside. Golden Dawn are criminal storm troopers under the guise of a political party.”
Jail Golden Dawn (2013-10-24). "Για την εξέλιξη της δίωξης των νεοναζί" Jail Golden Dawn. Retrieved 2024-02-22. - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Hitler's descendants: Trump supporters, White supremacists and Greek neo-Nazis" (2016-08-09). In Defense of Communism. Archived from the original on 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
- ↑ "Greek election 2015: Golden Dawn rises on austerity-driven despair". The Guardian. "In successive opinion surveys, the virulently ... anti-EU party has emerged as Greece's third-biggest political force"
- ↑ "Golden Dawn's neo-Nazis: Puppets of EU's Monopoly Capitalism" (2016-06-27). In Defense of Communism. Archived from the original on 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2022-11-23.