Pavlos Bakoyannis: 37 Years Since His Assassination by 17 November

On September 26, 1989, Pavlos Bakoyannis, a New Democracy Member of Parliament and publisher, was assassinated in Athens by the Revolutionary Organization 17 November. The attack occurred while Bakoyannis was entering his office building in the Greek capital.

Born in 1935 in the village of Velota, Evrytania, Bakoyannis was a prominent political figure whose death remains a significant event in Greek political history. The assassination is attributed to the far-left urban guerrilla group 17 November, marking a notable act of political violence during that era.