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'''Konstantinos "Kostas" Koligiannis''' (alternative spelling '''Koliyiannis''') was a [[Greeks|Greek]] communist who served as Secretary General of the [[Communist Party of Greece]].

Koligiannis was born in [[Ellopia]], [[Boeotia prefecture]] in [[1909]]. He studied Law at the [[University of Athens]] and became a member of the Communist Youth movement (OKNE) in the [[1930s]]. During the rule of [[Ioannis Metaxas]], he was arrested and jailed, managing to escape in [[1943]]. He joined the Communist-dominated [[ELAS]] under the nom-de-guerre Pavlos Arvanitis.

By [[1945]] Koligiannis was a member of the Central Committee of the [[Communist Party of Greece]] (KKE). He took part in the [[Greek Civil War]] as political commisar in charge of [[Epirus]] and, after the defeat of the [[Democratic Army of Greece]], fled to Eastern Europe.

In [[1956]], Koligiannis took over the duties of [[Nikos Zachariadis]] when the latter - a staunch Stalinist - was deposed as Secretary General of the [[KKE]]. Officially, he was Secretary General from [[1961]] until [[1972]].

In [[1965]], Koligiannis fell out with [[Mitsos Partsalidis]] and others over the matter of the composition of the party's Central Committee by members of the Communusts who had remained in Greece as opposed to the Eastern European exiles. The division was widened after the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia which the exiles supported. At the 12th Plenum of Bucharest, in February 1968, Koligiannis' Moscow-line exiles prevailed which led to the breakup of the [[KKE]] and the creation of the Interior KKE by those who opposed him.

On [[December 20]], [[1972]], Koligiannis resigned his post, officially due to illness. In actuality, his replacement had been decided by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He was replaced by [[Charilaos Florakis]].

Koligiannis lived the rest of his life in Hungary where he died on [[September 5]], [[1979]]. His remains were buried in his birthplace, [[Ellopia]], a few days afterwards.

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 Koligiannis was born in [[Ellopia]], [[Boeotia prefecture]] in [[1909]]. He studied Law at the [[University of Athens]] and became a member of the Communist Youth movement (OKNE) in the [[1930s]]. During the rule of [[Ioannis Metaxas]], he was arrested and jailed, managing to escape in [[1943]]. He joined the Communist-dominated [[ELAS]] under the nom-de-guerre Pavlos Arvanitis.
-By [[1945]] Koligiannis was a member of the Central Committee of the [[Communist Party of Greece]] (KKE). He took part in the [[Greek Civil War]] as political commissar of the [[Democratic Army of Greece]] in charge of [[Epirus]]. In this capacity, according to [[Nicholas Gage]], Koligiannis ordered the execution of certain people in villages under his command, in order to intimidate the rest into submission.
+By [[1945]] Koligiannis was a member of the Central Committee of the [[Communist Party of Greece]] (KKE). He took part in the [[Greek Civil War]] as political commissar of the [[Democratic Army of Greece]] in charge of [[Epirus]]. In this capacity, according to [[Nicholas Gage]]<ref>"[[Nicholas Gage|Gage, Nicholas]], "[[Eleni (book)|Eleni]]"</ref>, Koligiannis ordered the execution of certain people in villages under his command, in order to intimidate the rest into submission.
 After the defeat of the [[Democratic Army of Greece]], Koligiannis fled to Eastern Europe. In [[1956]], he took over the duties of [[Nikos Zachariadis]] when the latter - a staunch Stalinist - was deposed as Secretary General of the [[KKE]]. Officially, he was Secretary General from [[1961]] until [[1972]].
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 Koligiannis lived the rest of his life in Hungary where he died on [[September 5]], [[1979]]. His remains were buried in his birthplace, [[Ellopia]], a few days afterwards.
 [[Category:1909 births|Koligiannis, Konstantinos]]
 [[Category:1979 deaths|Koligiannis, Konstantinos]]
 [[Category:Communists|Koligiannis, Konstantinos]]