Lieutenant General (ret.) Dimitris Alevromageiros, Honorary Inspector General of the Hellenic Army, is the featured guest on “Remarkable Personalities” with Stavroula Karali on Voice of Greece, on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at 22:00 Athens time.
Fifty-two years after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, the program presents Part One of a landmark interview with Alevromageiros, who fought in Cyprus in 1974 and witnessed firsthand the events that left a lasting mark on Hellenism and led to the division of the island.
The first part of the interview turns its attention to the decade preceding the invasion, examining the political, military, and international circumstances that shaped developments and ultimately led to the Cyprus tragedy.
Alevromageiros discusses Greek-Turkish relations during that period, the situation in Cyprus, the warnings that went unheeded, the critical decisions that were made, and the chain of events that paved the way for the Turkish invasion in July 1974.
The interview offers a compelling historical perspective, drawing on the knowledge and firsthand experience of a man who served in the Hellenic Armed Forces and lived through one of the most critical and tragic chapters of modern Greek history.
Presented and produced by Stavroula Karali
Sound engineer: Panagiotis Stoupis
Broadcast: Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at 22:00 Athens time
Part Two of the interview will air on Voice of Greece at the same time on the following Wednesday, July 29, 2026.
