What was Georgakis' method of protest?
Hunger Strike
March
Protest Song
Self Immolation
Answer
Georgakis chose to commit self-immolation as a protest against the Greek military junta, which ruled the country from 1967 to 1974. He was a member of the Greek Communist Party and was opposed to the junta's authoritarian rule. He set himself on fire in public on 13 August 1971, outside the Athens Polytechnic University.
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