One episode before the end of the long documentary series by Alexis Papachelas we watch a political thriller step by step – See featured excerpt
In the penultimate episode titled “The Invisible Dictator”, critical testimonies from the protagonists of the era and revealing audio documents they transport us to his warm summer 1974 and they show us what was happening in the background just before the great tragedy of Cyprus on July 20, 1974. One episode before the end of the great documentary series by Alexis Papachelas, we follow step by step a political thriller and arrive at the moment when the fate of Cyprus was determined and changed the modern history of Greece.
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In the fifth episode of the series, we watch the overthrow of George Papadopoulos and the rise to power of Brigadier General Dimitrios Ioannidis who moves the strings from behind the scenes. The discovery of oil deposits in Prinos causes excitement in the regime, but Turkey finds an opportunity and raises the Aegean issue for the first time, while the Americans propose joint exploitation. The situation in Cyprus is tense and Ioannidis orders the overthrow of Makarios. Commandos invade the Presidential Palace of Cyprus on July 15, 1974 and change the course of History. The dictator insists that Turkey will not react to the new coup, but he is flatly denied. We follow the incredible thriller starring Ioannidis, Kissinger and Etcevit and the CIA’s messages, from the eve of Makarios’ overthrow to the dawn of July 20.
Who planned the overthrow of Papadopoulos? Did Ioannidis order the assassination of Makarios? Did the Americans send a message to Ioannidis not to overthrow the archbishop of Cyprus? Who was assuring him that the Turks would not intervene? What does the son of agent Gust Avrakotos reveal for the first time? How did Makarios escape? What did Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit say to American diplomats in the crucial negotiation a day before the invasion? Why didn’t Kissinger come to negotiate with Turkey himself?
Screenplay: Alexis Papachelas (Based on his books “The Rape of the Hellenic Republic” published by Estia and “A Dark Room” published by Metaichmio)
Directed by: Stefanos Bertakis
Editor-in-Chief: Sakis Ioannidis
Scientific Advisor: Tasos Sakellaropoulos
Production Execution: Leonidas Liampeis, Long Run Productions
DARK DECADE
1964 – 1974
With Alexis Papachelas
The new great documentary series
Every Monday at 21.00, on SKAI
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