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Ioannis Metaxas
Ioannis Metaxas was a Greek general and politician who ruled Greece as dictator from 4 August 1936 until his death, with the support of King George II. His regime suspended parliament, imposed censorship and promoted a nationalist Third Hellenic Civilisation. In October 1940 he rejected Mussolini's ultimatum, bringing Greece into the Second World War.
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