Nikolaos Michaloliakos

Nikolaos G. Michaloliakos is a Greek politician. He is the founder and leader of the far-right party Golden Dawn. In October 2020, he and 67 other Golden Dawn leaders were found guilty of leading a criminal organisation by the Athens Appeals Court.

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Summary Nikolaos MichaloliakosNikolaos G. Michaloliakos is a Greek politician. He is the founder and leader of the far-right party Golden Dawn. In October 2020, he and 67 other Golden Dawn leaders were found guilty of leading a criminal organisation by the Athens Appeals Court. His party drew public attention in the 1990s and early 2000. In May 2012, under his leadership, it garnered 21 seats in Parliament during an election conducted amid Greece’s severe financial crisis.

He publicly insulted Milwaukee Bucks forward and 2019 and 2020 NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo after he was selected as the 15th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft. In a televised interview, he called him a “chimpanzee” and said his family should have been detained and deported immediately after their meeting with then Prime Minister Antonis Samaras.