The Prime Minister and the government were represented by the Minister of Civil Protection Takis Theodorikakosat the celebrations for the anniversary of the Revolution of ’21, two hundred and one years after the great uprising of the nation that began on March 17, 1821 in Mani.
The Minister visited for this purpose today Areopolis of Maniwhere was awarded by the Mayor of Eastern Mani Petros Andreakos for the decision he had taken, with a presidential decree, which he had signed as Minister of Interior, to declare the March 17 public holiday in Mani.
Takis Theodorikakos laid a wreath at the monument of the hero of ’21 Petrobei Mavromichalis and attended a parade in the Immortals Square of Areopolis, where the stone that supported the banner of the Greek revolution is located.
Mr. Theodorikakos In his greeting he emphasized that it is a special honor to represent the Prime Minister and the Government at the event and to address the attendees, as a man who loved, adored and likes to work hard for the place where his grandfather was born and raised and my father. “It is a great honor to be able to be called Maniatis”, said the minister and stressed:
“Here in these holy soils that we tread, the revolution began and the tree of Greek freedom was watered. In the temple of the Brigadiers, in this city in the now historic Areopolis, the first revolutionary flag was raised here, with a blue cross in the center. He wrote “Victory or Death” and below “when or on them”. It was the common will of the Mani and the Mani women. It was the common will of the Greeks. Here it was decided to establish the revolutionary committee for the coordination of the Struggle, the Messinian Senate, which was essentially the first political institution of the Greeks. Here was written the first proclamation to the Christian peoples of Europe because since then we had chosen where we are, for the decision of our nation to shake off the yoke of slavery and move towards freedom and independence. 201 years later, our special homeland has the pride of being at the forefront, the fighter, the protagonist of the history of this country. That’s how it was, that’s how it is, this is the historical truth. “
Referring to today’s Greece o Minister of Civil Protection He pointed out: “Our country today has finally conquered its freedom through struggle and blood. Greece went through a thousand waves. We have gone through very difficult times and today we have the opportunity to honor the glorious past, to keep the legacy of the national struggles and to use them properly to create the future with a plan and with faith in our strengths and with faith in the values of freedom, solidarity, security and patriotism. “Four values that, whatever changes in this world, must guide us all forever.”
He then referred to the challenges of today, to the uncertainty of the health crisis, but also to the war “which has unfortunately returned to the European continent through an illegal, irrational, dangerous Russian invasion of Ukraine” and stressed:
“We Greeks, as many times as we were divided, disasters and tragedies awaited us. Unity is our strength. Only together can we face any difficulty we may encounter. We are too few to be divided … If we want to move forward, if we want to have stable and strong prospects for future generations, for our children and grandchildren, we must learn the lessons we need from our history. As a nation, we must still be ready to defend our homeland against any threat. That is why we are strengthening the Armed Forces of the homeland and we are strengthening the credible relations within the framework of the alliances all over the world and in Europe, in which Greece participates as a strong country with a credible policy “.
Concluding Mr. Theodorikakos “We all want to achieve a lasting peace in our region, which is a precondition for progress and prosperity,” he said. That is why we must have – and have – a national strategy. Steady hand at the helm of the country, correct orientation to the compass of the ship of the Homeland and unity. These are the conditions we must have and we have them. Long live the unity of the Greeks, Long live Mani, Long live our Homeland “.
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