Aganaktismenoi

Demonstration in front of the Parliament in Athens

Aganaktismenoi (Αγανακτισμένοι, Greek : the indignant , indignant , possibly also understood as angry citizens ) were part of a peaceful, grassroots protest movement by citizens, which especially from May 25, 2011 to August 2011 against the ruling political class in Greece and the imposed austerity measures in the context of the Greek sovereign debt crisis (see also euro rescue package ) by the European Central Bank (ECB), the EU and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) (see also Troika ), protested.

The largely partisan demonstrations, the social, economic and political grievances, causes and backgrounds of the protest movement in Greece are similar to those in Spain and the protest movement there, which was also known as Indignados ( Spanish : indignant ). In contrast to earlier and later protests, those of the Aganaktismenoi were organized without political or trade union affiliation and political party statements, as well as any form of violence, were undesirable and were actively prevented.

On May 29, in Athens alone, between 80,000 and 100,000 people took part in the protests in front of Parliament. On June 5th, the estimates are between 200,000 and 500,000 protesting people in Athens alone.

From June 28th, violent clashes began between the police, neo-Nazi groups and the peaceful demonstrators, with Greek police accused of cooperating with the neo-Nazi groups and using unnecessary force.

See also

• Çapuling
• Occupy Wall Street
• Mob rule

Web links

• Aganaktismenoi website.
• "Outraged people from Syntagma Square" in Greece want to conquer all of Europe " , Greece newspaper, May 27, 2011, accessed on May 31, 2011.
• “In Greece, thousands are taking to the streets again” , NZZ Online, May 30, 2011.
• 300 Greeks against the Troika , Der Tagesspiegel, May 30, 2011.
• Join the Greek Revolution , YouTube.
• On Syntagma Square: “This is our day!” , Voxeurop.eu, June 16, 2011.
• For many Greeks it is simply enough , Der Standard , June 17, 2011.
• #GreekRevolution: No more populism and a new start for the Aganaktismenoi , Human Rights Austria, July 1, 2011

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Also: outraged citizens (Aganaktismenoi Ellines) or outraged people on the Constitution Square (Aganaktismenoi sto syntagma).
2. ↑ Gregory Kritidis, Democracy in Greece between end and rebirth , S. 135, 145 ff.
3. ↑ Democracy returns to Athens , Voxeurop.eu, June 16, 2011.
4. ↑ Margarita Tsomou: Three pictures on post-representative politics of the "Aganaktismenoi" on the occupation of the Athens Parliament Square in 2011. In: Agridopoulos, Aristotelis et al. (Ed.): Greece in a European context. Crisis and Crisis Discourses. Wiesbaden 2016, pp. 319-330.
5. ↑ Gregory Kritidis, Democracy in Greece between end and rebirth , S. 146th
6. ↑ Florian Niederdorfer, “For many Greeks it's just enough” , Der Standard , June 17, 2011; Spanish inspired protest grips athens , Euronews, May 29, 2011.
7. ↑ Δίχως κόμμα, συνδικάτο, μόνο οργή , Enet.gr, May 25, 2011.
8. ↑ Στους 100,000 οι «Αγανακτισμένοι στο Σύνταγμα» , skai.gr, May 29, 2011; Greece set for severe bail-out condition , CNN, May 30, 2011; Spanish inspired protest grips athens , Euronews, May 29, 2011; Λαοθάλασσα βούλιαξε το Σύνταγμα! , protothema.gr, May 30, 2011.
9. ↑ «Αγανακτισμένοι»: Πρωτοφανής συμμετοχή σε Αθήνα και άλλες πόλεις , skai.gr, June 6, 2011; Κυριακή 5 Ιουνίου 2011: Έμεινε στην Ιστορία! , protothema.gr, June 5, 2011; Εκκωφαντική λαοθάλασσα στο Σύνταγμα , enet.gr, June 5, 2011.
10. ↑ Πετροπόλεμος μέχρι αργά το βράδυ στο Σύνταγμα , skai.gr, June 29, 2011; The Irregularities of Violence in Athens , Cultural Anthropology; Συγκρούσεις σε όλο το κέντρο - Ανεξέλεγκτη η δράση της αστυνομίας , http://tvxs.gr , June 29, 2011.