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Malevizi Honors Former Cretan PM Michelidakis as Role Model

Sunday, 21 June 2026/Source: CretaOne/1 min read

The Municipality of Malevizi held a commemorative ceremony honoring Antonios Michelidakis, who served as Prime Minister of the Cretan State and played a significant role in Cretan history. Local officials, including speaker Bokaeas, emphasized the continued relevance of Michelidakis as a civic role model, stating that modern society needs such figures more than ever. The Cretan State was a period of semi-autonomous governance on the island from 1898 to 1913, before Crete unified with Greece. Malevizi is a municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, covering villages west of the capital including Gazi and Rodia. Visitors interested in Cretan political history and the island's path to union with Greece can explore related exhibits at the Historical Museum of Crete in Heraklion, open Tuesday through Sunday.

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