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Greek writer, politician and journalist (1887–1975)

Georgios Modis Georgios Modis at the top right. Native name Γεώργιος Μόδης Born (1887-05-14)14 May 1887 Monastir, Monastir Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (now Bitola, Republic of North Macedonia) Died 18 June 1975(1975-06-18) (aged 88) Thessaloniki, Third Hellenic Republic Allegiance Kingdom of Greece Branch Hellenic Army HMC Conflicts Macedonian Struggle Balkan Wars First Balkan War Second Balkan War Alma mater University of Athens Other work Jurist MP for Florina Prefect of Florina Governor-General of Epirus Governor-General of Macedonia Interior Minister Minister of Education Author Member of the Society for Macedonian Studies

**Georgios Modis** ([Greek](/source/Greek_language): Γεώργιος Μόδης; 14 May 1887 – 18 June 1975) was a [Greek](/source/Greece) jurist, politician, and writer of Aromanian origin who participated in the [Macedonian Struggle](/source/Macedonian_Struggle).

## Biography

Georgios Modis was an [Aromanian](/source/Aromanians).[1][2] He was born in 1887 in Monastir (modern [Bitola](/source/Bitola)). He graduated from the [gymnasium](/source/Gymnasium_(school)) of Monastir in 1906 and immediately joined the guerrilla group of the [Cretan](/source/Cretan) Georgios Volanis who was active in the area of [Mariovo](/source/Mariovo). He participated in many fights with [Bulgarian](/source/Bulgarians) [komitadjis](/source/Komitadji) and [Ottoman](/source/Ottoman_Empire) troops and was wounded in a battle with the Ottoman army in [Besitsa](/source/Besvica), near [Mariovo](/source/Mariovo). After his injury he abandoned the armed struggle. The Internal Organisation of Monastir appointed him secretary in the [Metropolis of Moglena and Florina](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Metropolis_of_Moglena_and_Florina&action=edit&redlink=1) in 1909, where he served for a short time. Then, he returned to Monastir and was a reporter for the local newspaper *Fos* ("Light") published by the Political Club of Monastir.

After the [Balkan Wars](/source/Balkan_Wars), when [Florina](/source/Florina) became part of Greece, he studied [law](/source/Jurisprudence) at the [University of Athens](/source/University_of_Athens) and commerce in the academy of Othon Rousopoulos. He was a Member of the [Hellenic Parliament](/source/Hellenic_Parliament) for the [Florina Prefecture](/source/Florina_Prefecture) for many years and served as Prefect of Florina. From 1932–33 he assumed the position of Governor-General of [Epirus](/source/Epirus_(Greece)). During the [Axis occupation of Greece](/source/Axis_occupation_of_Greece), he was arrested by the [Germans](/source/Nazi_Germany) and was imprisoned in the Pavlou Mela barracks in [Thessaloniki](/source/Thessaloniki). After his release, he fled to the [Middle East](/source/Middle_East) where he joined the [Greek government in exile](/source/Greek_government_in_exile). In October 1944 he returned to Greece and was appointed by [Georgios Papandreou](/source/Georgios_Papandreou) as [Governor-General of Macedonia](/source/Governor-General_of_Macedonia). In 1950 he assumed the position of [Minister of the Interior](/source/Minister_of_the_Interior_(Greece)) and in 1951 [Minister of Education](/source/Minister_of_Education_(Greece)).

He was an active author, his main works being: "Μακεδονικές Ιστορίες" (Macedonian Stories) and "Αγώνες στη Μακεδονία" (Struggles in Macedonia) which was unfinished at his death in 1975. Modis was a member of the [Society for Macedonian Studies](/source/Society_for_Macedonian_Studies), and organised many committees of [Macedonian Struggle](/source/Macedonian_Struggle) fighters in order to erect statues to prominent protagonists of the Struggle. He also served as president of the committee for the construction of statues of [Alexander the Great](/source/Alexander_the_Great), [Philip](/source/Philip_II_of_Macedon) and [Aristotle](/source/Aristotle). Under the [Greek military junta of 1967–1974](/source/Greek_military_junta_of_1967%E2%80%931974) he was forced by the regime to resign from the presidency of the committee.[3]

In 2011, a bust of Modis was erected in the town square of Florina at the expense of the Association of Monastiriots of Florina and Environs "Elpis".[4]

He is the nephew of [Theodoros Modis](/source/Theodoros_Modis) and the uncle of [Theodore Modis](/source/Theodore_Modis).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Mertzos, Nikolaos I. (2010). [*Οι Αρμάνοι Βλάχοι*](https://www.faath.org.gr/uploads/books/2010/arm_vl_el.pdf) (PDF) (in Greek). Philoptochos Brotherhood of Men of Thessaloniki. p. 39. Προηγουµένως οι Βλάχοι πρωταγωνιστούν διαδοχικά στις επαναστάσεις των Θετταλο-Μακεδόνων το 1854 και των Μακεδόνων το 1878 και στον Μακεδονικό Αγώνα στον οποίον προσφέρουν τα πάντα: [...] Βάρδος του Αγώνα ο Γεώργιος Μόδης.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Popović, Dušan J.](/source/Du%C5%A1an_J._Popovi%C4%87) (2010) [1937]. [*Αρμάνοι Βλάχοι στα Βαλκάνια. O Cincarima*](https://media.ems.gr/ekdoseis/ektos_seiras/ekd_eksi_popovic.pdf) (PDF) (in Greek). [Society for Macedonian Studies](/source/Society_for_Macedonian_Studies). pp. 7–8. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9789609458023](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9789609458023). τους βλαχόφωνους ανθρώπους του τους οποίους εξετάζει ο Πόποβιτς. Μετά το 1912, μάλιστα, πολλοί από αυτούς εγκαταστάθηκαν και έθεσαν τη σφραγίδα τους στη Φλώρινα [...]. Ανάμεσά τους ένας Γεώργιος Μόδης και ένας Τάκος Μακρής,

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Αγώνες στη Μακεδονία, εκδόσεις Μπαρμπουνάκη, Θεσσαλονίκη, 1975, Βιογραφικό σημείωμα συγγραφέα

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Διαδικτυακές πύλες, Δήμος Φλώρινας, Πρόγραμμα Χριστουγεννιάτικων εκδηλώσεων στο "Ξύλινο χωριό", Φωτιές 2011 του δήμου Φλώρινας](http://www.cityoflorina.gr/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=49&id=51&Itemid=263)

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