Pavlos Ioannou
INTERVIWE DATE:
February 24, 2024
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Interviewer:
Angelo Laskaris
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language:
English

Speaker Background:

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INTERVIEW LOCATION:
Montreal, QC
OCUPATION:
Teacher

Interview Summary:

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Pavlos Ioannou

40sREF017

Interview Details
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Participants
Pavlos Ioannou
Intervieweer(s)
Angelo Laskaris
Date and Location
February 24, 2024
Montreal, QC
Languages
English
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Project
Childhood Narratives of Greek Canadians from the 1940s
Reference ID
40sREF017
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Categories
Working Life
Historical Events
Migration
Tags
Greek Civil War
Post-WW2 Migration
WW2
Decades Referenced
1930s
1940s
1950s
Locations Referenced
Athens, Sounio, Thessaloniki, Kastoria, Izmir, Montreal
Occupation(s)
Teacher
Parents Occupation(s)
Businessman
Names Referenced

[00:00:42] Early childhood memories in Athens

[00:09:25] How his parents met and theatre life in Athens

[00:14:45] The start of WWII in Greece

[00:19:40] Famine in Athens, winter 1941

[00:20:25] Father's role in espionage (Kontros)

[00:22:10] School year memories

[00:29:47] Family lineage and ancestry

[00:46:10] Memories of the war years in Athens

[01:15:01] Reaction of October 28th, 1940, in Athens

[01:24:09] The black market in Athens (Mavragorites)

[01:26:38] Father captured by the Nazis

[01:39:12] Dekemvriana events in Athens

[01:58:35] Nazis living in his house

[02:08:05] Torture chambers in Athens during the Civil War

[02:19:35] Migration to Canada

[02:35:33] Greeks in Montreal during 1948

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