Greek politician Grigoris Lambrakis fatally attacked by right-wingers 50 years ago today (1963)


Video: 'Z (Costa Gavras, 1969)' (May 22, 1963, at 1:44:04)

(Wednesday, May 22, 1963) — Greek politician Grigoris Lambrakis was attacked by right-wingers after delivering a speech in Thessaloniki; he died five days later. The assassination inspired a book as well as the 1969 Costa-Gavras film “Z.”