Thanasis Hatzis (Amyndeo, 1905 - Athens, 16 November 1982) was a leading figure in the KKE and EAM, a resistance fighter and a fighter of the DSE.
Thanasis Hatzis was born in 1905 in Amyndeo, Florina. His family, agricultural and relatively wealthy, was devoted to the Macedonian Struggle in those years to defend the Greek populations from Bulgarian nationalist action. As a result of its exposure to the eyes of the Ottoman authorities, it was persecuted by the Turks and found itself poor in Thessaloniki.
Hatzis finished high school in Thessaloniki where he came into contact with socialist ideas. He became a member of the KKE and then went to Athens to study at the School of Dentistry. He emerged as a youth leader in the great student strikes of 1929-30. Subsequently, as a professional member of the KKE, he worked in organizations in Athens, Piraeus and the province.
For his revolutionary activities, he was imprisoned and during the Metaxian Dictatorship he was sent to Akronafplia. He...
