Giorgos Dimitrakopoulos
Interviewer(s):
Alexandros Balasis
Athanasios (Sakis) Gekas
Project:
Greek Canadian Stories
INTERVIEW LOCATION:
Toronto, ON
LANGUAGE:
Greek
DATE:
December 17, 2024

Interview Summary:

Giorgos Dimitrakopoulos was born in Kastoria in 1952. He was exposed to politics early on and became connected with the Greek political party ERE. Dimitrakopoulos migrated to Canada and settled in Toronto as a child. He attended school and faced the challenges of being a migrant. Dimitrakopoulos became actively involved in the Pan-Macedonian Association of Toronto from a young age and later became its president, focusing on organizing the group and its activities. He also played soccer with Omiros F.C.

Date and Location
December 17, 2024
Toronto, ON
Interviewee(s)
Giorgos Dimitrakopoulos
Interviewer(s)
Alexandros Balasis
Athanasios (Sakis) Gekas
Languages
Greek
Reference ID
GICREF103
Project
Greek Canadian Stories
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Categories
Tags
Decades Referenced
Locations Referenced
Kastoria, Agios Nikolaos (Kastoria); Athens; Toronto
Occupation(s)
Entrepreneur
Parents Occupation(s)
Names Referenced
Panagiotis Giokas (MP in Greece), Kostas Simeoforidis (MP in Greece), Steve Stavrou, Nickos Barlas, Makis Andrikopoulos

[00:00:30] His childhood in Kastoria and his family

[00:07:14] Exposure to politics and connection with ERE

[00:15:20] His uncle’s migration

[00:19:39] Migrating to Canada and reaching Toronto

[00:23:37] Attending school and his experience as a migrant

[00:34:38] Greek churches and meeting other Greeks

[00:40:04] The Macedonian Issue in Toronto

[00:49:00] Steve Stavro and Greece

[00:56:57] Being President of the Pan-Macedonian

[01:02:05] The organization of the Pan-Macedonian

[01:07:25] Society for Macedonian Studies and propaganda

[01:10:55] Cooperation with the Pan-Macedonians abroad

[01:14:23] Playing soccer with Omiros F.C.

[01:24:50] His studies and education

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