Michalis Kaltezas

Michalis Kaltezas ( Greek Μιχάλης Καλτεζάς , * 1970 ; † November 19, 1985 ) was a Greek teenager. He was shot in the head when he was 15 years old in clashes with security forces in the Exarchia neighborhood of Athens .

During the social protests in Athens, the policeman Athanasios Melistas shot the youth Michaelis Kaltezas in the head . The shooting of Michaelis Kalezas led to heavy protests across the country against the authorities. Kaltezas is considered a martyr of the Greek left and autonomous scene. Policeman Athanasios Melistas received a suspended sentence and was acquitted in early 1990.

In December 2008, another 15-year-old boy was shot dead by the police during protests. This act also happened in the Exarchia neighborhood under similar circumstances. Then there were heavy protests nationwide .

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↑ ^a ^b Yiannis Baboulias: A future paid for with the blood of the young. In: Yiannis Baboulias. March 12, 2014, accessed December 11, 2017 .
^ From Le Monde diplomatique: Precarious Greece . In: The daily newspaper: taz . January 23, 2009, ISSN 0931-9085 ( taz.de [accessed December 11, 2017]).

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SURNAME	Kaltezas, Michalis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Καλτεζάς, Μιχάλης
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Greek youth
DATE OF BIRTH	1970
DATE OF DEATH	November 19, 1985
Place of death	Athens , Greece

[:0-1] Yiannis Baboulias: A future paid for with the blood of the young. In: Yiannis Baboulias. March 12, 2014, accessed December 11, 2017 .

[2] From Le Monde diplomatique: Precarious Greece . In: The daily newspaper: taz . January 23, 2009, ISSN 0931-9085 ( taz.de [accessed December 11, 2017]).