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| image = [[Image:Gaara.jpg|200px|Gaara]]

| caption = Gaara by [[Masashi Kishimoto]]

| character_name = Gaara

| character_name_unicode = 我愛羅

| debut = Manga chapter 35 <br> ''Naruto'' episode 20

| seiyu = [[Akira Ishida]]

| voice_actor = [[Liam O'Brien]]

| age = 12-13 in Part I <br> 15 in Part II

| height = 148.1

| weight = 40.2

| birthday = [[January 19]]

| blood_type = AB

| rank = [[Naruto ninja ranks#Kage|Fifth Kazekage]]

| current_affiliation = [[Land of Wind#Sunagakure|Sunagakure]]

| current_team =

| previous_affiliation =

| previous_team = Team Baki ([[Land of Wind#Baki|Baki]], [[Temari (Naruto)|Temari]], [[Land of Wind#Kankuro|Kankuro]], Gaara)

| relatives = [[Land of Wind#Fourth Kazekage|Fourth Kazekage]] (father, deceased) <br> [[Land of Wind#Karura|Karura]] (mother, deceased) <br> [[Temari (Naruto)|Temari]] (sister) <br> [[Land of Wind#Kankuro|Kankuro]] (brother) <br> [[Land of Wind#Yashamaru|Yashamaru]] (uncle, deceased)

}}

{{Nihongo|'''Gaara'''|我愛羅}} is a [[fictional character]] in the [[anime]] and [[manga]] series ''[[Naruto]]'' created by [[Masashi Kishimoto]]. He is the youngest child of the [[Land of Wind#Fourth Kazekage|Fourth Kazekage]], making him the younger brother of [[Land of Wind#Kankuro|Kankuro]] and [[Temari (Naruto)|Temari]].

He is known as "Gaara of the Sand" in the Viz translation, "Gaara of the Desert" in the English anime, and {{nihongo|"Sabaku no Gaara"|砂瀑の我愛羅||Gaara of the Sand Waterfall}} in the original Japanese (''Sabaku'' 砂瀑 means "sand waterfall", but ''sabaku'' 砂漠 means "desert", thus the more common "Gaara of the Desert").

'''Hrisi Avgi''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]:'''Χρυσή Αυγή''' [[English language|English]]:'''Golden Dawn''') is a [[Greece|Greek]] [[Nationalism|nationalist]] party, espousing an [[Antisemitism|anti-semitic]], [[Anti-capitalism|anti-capitalist]] and [[Anti-immigration|anti-immigrant]] philosophy based partially on laws of ancient [[Sparta]]n society. ''Hrisi Avgi'' is also the name of a newspaper and a magazine published by that party.

In the annual Shonen Jump polls for the most popular character, Gaara consistently ranks in the top ten, usually between seventh and tenth spot.

The party is often classified as a [[Neo-Nazism|neo-Nazi]] party, despite the roots of its doctrine predating the [[Germany|German]] [[National Socialist German Workers Party|Nazi Party]].The leader of the party is [[Nikolaos Michaloliakos]]. The party's symbol is a red flag bearing a black [[Meander (art)|meander]] pattern with white trim. Other symbols adopted by Hrisi Avgi members were the [[national emblem of Greece]], the [[labrys]] and the [[Celtic cross]].

== Background ==

[[Image:Xrisi avgi.JPG|thumb|right|Hrisi Avgi's logo, featuring a [[Meander (art)|meander]] pattern.]]

Prior to Gaara's birth, [[Land of Wind#Sunagakure|Sunagakure]] saw a series of budget cuts that made it difficult for the village to operate. As a result, Gaara's father ordered [[Land of Wind#Chiyo|Chiyo]] to seal the [[Tailed beasts#One-Tailed Shukaku|One-Tailed Shukaku]] within Gaara during his birth in the hopes that he would become the ultimate weapon for the village. Because a sacrifice was needed, Gaara's mother, [[Land of Wind#Karura|Karura]], was used. Before she died, Karura cursed Sunagakure, hoping Gaara would avenge her death. As the host of Shukaku, Gaara acquired the rings around his eyes.

Gaara was trained by his father, but raised mainly by his maternal uncle, [[Land of Wind#Yashamaru|Yashamaru]]. Because of the power of Shukaku, the villagers of Sunagakure hated and feared Gaara, seeing him only as the monster sealed within him. For a time, Yashamaru seemed to be the only person who cared about him; when he would mistakenly harm others due to the subconscious abilities granted to him by Shukaku, Yashamaru would be the only one who understood that Gaara hadn't intended to harm anyone. Gaara's father, however, did not see him in the same light, and viewed his frequent attacks upon villagers as a result of a failed experiment that was a threat to the village.

Unlike the [[Hellenic Front]], the [[Popular Orthodox Rally]], and other [[far-right]], [[traditionalist]], [[patriotic]] and [[religious]] [[Conservatism|conservative]] movements, Hrisi Avgi openly espouses Nazi-like symbols and ideology, as well as [[putsch]]-style methods. The party also advocates much more radical policies in relation to [[immigration]], [[irridentism|irridenta]] and border issues.

Because of the danger Gaara represented, his father began sending assassins to kill him, though when all attempts met with failure, the Kazekage asked Yashamaru to kill Gaara. As a result, Yashamaru tried to assassinate Gaara, though Gaara's abilities defeated him with ease. Although Gaara tried to dismiss this attack as an order of the Kazekage, Yashamaru corrected him by saying that he had willingly accepted the mission. Having never truly loved Gaara, Yashamaru hoped that killing him would avenge the death of his sister, who had named Gaara after the phrase {{nihongo|"a self-loving carnage"|'''我'''を'''愛'''する修'''羅'''|Ware wo ai suru shura}}, a sign of her hate for Gaara. In a last effort to kill him, Yashamaru detonated a number of explosive tags covering his body, asking Gaara to "please die". Gaara survived the blast without injury and lost the only person he thought had cared for him.

==History==

[[Image:HA1cover.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Cover of the 1st issue of the ''Hrisi Avgi'' magazine, December 1980.]]

== Personality ==

In December 1980, [[Nikolaos Michaloliakos]] and a group of his supporters launched ''Hrisi Avgi'' magazine. Michaloliakos (a mathematician and former commando) had been active in [[far right]] politics for years, and he had been arrested several times for politically-motivated offences.<ref name="Vima">[http://tovima.dolnet.gr/print_article.php?e=B&f=14562&m=A44&aa=1 11/9/2005 article] published in [[To Vima]].</ref><ref name="Michaloliakos">[http://www.ethniko.net/ironyouth/michaloliakos.htm Article about Michaloliakos] published on Hrisi Avgi's website.</ref><ref name="IosHist">[http://www.hri.org/E/1998/98-07-02.dir/keimena/greece/greece2.htm 2/07/1998 article] published in [[Eleftherotypia]] newspaper. (in Greek)</ref> While he was in prison, Michaloliakos met the leaders of the [[Greek military junta of 1967-1974]], and he laid the foundations of the Hrisi Avgi party.<ref name="Vima">[http://tovima.dolnet.gr/print_article.php?e=B&f=14562&m=A44&aa=1 11/9/2005 article] published in [[To Vima]].</ref> The characteristics of the magazine and the organisation were clearly [[Nazism|National Socialist]].<ref name="IosHist">[http://www.hri.org/E/1998/98-07-02.dir/keimena/greece/greece2.htm 2/07/1998 article] published in [[Eleftherotypia]] newspaper. (in Greek)</ref> ''Hrisi Avgi'' magazine stopped being published in April 1984, when Michaloliakos joined the [[National Political Union]] and took over the leadership of its youth section.<ref name="Vima">[http://tovima.dolnet.gr/print_article.php?e=B&f=14562&m=A44&aa=1 11/9/2005 article] published in [[To Vima]].</ref> In January 1985, he broke away from the National Political Union and founded the Popular National Movement - Hrisi Avgi, which was officially recognised as a political party in 1993.<ref name="Vima">[http://tovima.dolnet.gr/print_article.php?e=B&f=14562&m=A44&aa=1 11/9/2005 article] published in [[To Vima]].</ref>

While Gaara had initially tried to be friendly towards others despite their fear of him, Yashamaru's actions and words changed him. Realizing that nobody loved him, Gaara used his sand to create the [[kanji]] on his forehead (愛, "Love") as a symbol of a "demon loving only himself". He became emotionally withdrawn, all but silent, and consumed with a bitter loathing for everyone but himself. He learned to find pleasure and eventually a reason to live in annihilating the numerous assassins sent to kill him &ndash; and by extension, anyone who threatened his existence. Gaara's [[insomnia]], forced upon him by the fear that the demon inside him would eat away at his personality if he were to fall asleep, only furthered his instability and desire to kill. In time, Gaara's father came to appreciate Gaara and the uses he could serve, and canceled all assassination orders in the hopes that Gaara would become an effective tool for Sunagakure.

For his first assignment as the village's weapon, Gaara is entered into the Chunin Exams taking place in Konoha to play a key role in the village's eventual invasion. While he enjoys the opportunity to kill others for much of the exam's early stages, he is eventually pitted against [[Rock Lee]] during the preliminaries. With his strength and speed, Lee is able to overcome many of Gaara's defenses, becoming the first person to ever hit Gaara. While Lee is able to deliver a number of ordinarily debilitating blows, Gaara's sand allows him survive each attack and eventually gain the upperhand on Lee. While the match is stopped before further harm can come to Lee, their match allows Gaara a change in ideals; rather than determine his own existence by killing anyone he meets, Gaara finds a drive to kill those strong enough to defeat him, and begins to long to find a formidable opponent.

Hrisi Avgi had remained largely on the margins of far-right politics until the [[Macedonia naming dispute]] in 1991 and 1992.<ref name="IosHist"/> The left-leaning newspaper [[Eleftherotypia]] reported that on October 10, 1992, about 30 Hrisi Avgi members attacked left-wing students at the [[Athens University of Economics and Business]] during a massive demonstration against the usage of the name ''Macedonia'' by [[The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia]].<ref name="IosASOEE">[http://www.iospress.gr/ios1998/ios19980927b.htm 27/9/1998 article] published in [[Eleftherotypia]]. (in Greek)</ref> Around the same time, the first far-right street [[gang]]s appeared under the leadership of Giannis Giannopoulos, a former military officer who was involved with the [[South Africa]]n [[Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging]] (AWB) during the 1980s.<ref name="IosHist"/> After the events of 1991 and 1992, Hrisi Avgi had gained a stable membership of more than 200 members, and Giannopoulos rose within the party hierarchy.<ref name="IosHist">[http://www.hri.org/E/1998/98-07-02.dir/keimena/greece/greece2.htm 2/07/1998 article] published in [[Eleftherotypia]].</ref> Hrisi Avgi ran in the [[European Parliament election, 1994 (Greece)|1994 European Parliament election]], gaining 7.264 votes nationwide; 0.11% of the votes cast.<ref name="NIGMA">[http://www.nygma.gr/mag/articles/Article.asp?ar_id=718 Article published in "NIGMA" magazine] about Hrisi Avgi. (in Greek)</ref>

Gaara's wishes are soon realized and he is matched against [[Sasuke Uchiha]] during the exam's finals. With his [[List of ninjutsu in Naruto (H-R)#Chidori|Chidori]] Sasuke is able to badly injure Gaara near his shoulder, so much so that Gaara is unable to participate in Konoha's invasion as planned. Despite this setback, Gaara's wound magnifies his desire to kill Sasuke and the two soon resume their battle. With Gaara's encouragement Sasuke is able to give additional injuries to Gaara, though his rapidly progressing Shukaku transformation leaves him unfazed by the attacks. When Sasuke is no longer able to battle and Gaara goes in for the kill, [[Naruto Uzumaki]] arrives to save him. With the desire to save his friends from Gaara, Naruto meets him in battle and is eventually able to defeat him despite being in full Shukaku form. Realizing that Naruto's strength stems from his desire to protect others, Gaara abandons his prior ideals and decides to acquire strength by caring for others.

A few Hrisi Avgi members participated in the [[Bosnian War]] in the Greek Volunteer Guard (GVG), which was part of the Drina Corps of the [[Army of Republika Srpska]]. A few GVG volunteers were present in [[Srebrenica]] during the [[Srebrenica massacre#Non-Serb participants in the killings|Srebrenica massacre]], and they raised a [[Flag of Greece|Greek flag]] at a ruined church after the fall of the town.<ref name="Michas">Michas, Takis;"Unholy Alliance", [[Texas A&M University]] Press: Eastern European Studies (College Station, Tex.) pp. 22 [http://www.preventgenocide.org/edu/pastgenocides/formeryugoslavia/resources/]</ref> Spiros Tzanopoulos, a GVG sergeant who took part in the attack against Srebrenica, said many of the Greek volunteers participated in the war because they were members of Hrisi Avgi.<ref name="srebr">[http://www.enet.gr/online/online_fpage_text?id=13996864,21821632,8195520%22 16/07/2005 article] in Eleftherotypia. (in Greek)</ref> Hrisi Avgi members in the GVG were decorated by [[Radovan Karadžić]], but — according to former Hrisi Avgi member Charis Kousoumvris — those who were decorated later left the party.<ref name="srebr"/>

Gaara's new disposition is first seen when he comes to Rock Lee's aid during the Sasuke Retrieval arc. Upon seeing that the injuries Lee received during their last battle have yet to fully heal, Gaara repeatedly stops him from fighting, concerned that Lee will only harm himself further. These new ideals are seen again during the anime's filler arcs, where Gaara acquires a student named [[Land of Wind#Matsuri|Matsuri]]. As the two begin training, Gaara worries that all of the potential training weapons might cause Matsuri injury, so he has her train with the least harmful weapon present. When she is later kidnapped, Gaara and his siblings go out to rescue her, and with the help of the Konoha ninjas they succeed in their task.

In April 1996, Giannopoulos represented the party at a pan-European convention of nationalist parties in [[Moscow]], where he presented a bust of [[Alexander the Great]] to [[Liberal Democratic Party of Russia]] leader [[Vladimir Zhirinovsky]] for his birthday.<ref name="IosHist">[http://www.hri.org/E/1998/98-07-02.dir/keimena/greece/greece2.htm 2/07/1998 article] in [[Eleftherotypia]].</ref> Hrisi Avgi participated in the [[Greek legislative election, 1996|1996 legislative election]] in September, receiving 4,487 votes nationwide; 0.07% of the votes cast.<ref name="1996elections">[http://www.ypes.gr/ekloges/content/gr/ethnik_fr.htm Results] of the 1996 legislative election.</ref> In October 1997, Giannopoulos published an article in ''Hrisi Avgi'' magazine calling for nationalist [[Vigilante|vigilantism]] against [[Illegal immigration|illegal immigrants]] and left-wingers.<ref name="IosGiannopoulos">1998 article in [[Eleftherotypia]].</ref> In 1998, a prominent party member, Antonios Androutsopoulos, assaulted left-wing student activist [[Dimitris Kousouris]]. The resulting media attention, along with internal party conflicts (due to poor results in the 1996 elections), led some of its most extreme members (such as Giannopoulos) to gradually fade from official party affairs.<ref name="IosHist"/>

[[Image:Sand Siblings.png|thumb|Temari, Gaara, and Kankuro in Part II]]

Hrisi Avgi continued to hold rallies and marches, and it ran in the [[European Parliament election, 1999 (Greece)|1999 European Parliament election]] in an alliance with the [[Front Line (political party)|Front Line]] party, gaining 48,532 votes nationwide; 0.75% of the votes cast.<ref name="IosHist"/><ref name="HAelections">[http://www.hri.org/MPA/gr/other/elections99/other_parties.html "Ta alla Kommata"], [[Macedonian Press Agency]] information on the 1999 elections.</ref> Eleftherotypia criticicized Hrisi Avgi in 2005 after party members distributed [[Homophobia|homophobic]] fliers during an Athens [[gay pride parade]].<ref name="gayParade2006">[http://www.enet.gr/online/online_text?c=112&id=61462048 27/06/2005 article] in [[Eleftherotypia]]</ref>

Over the timeskip, Gaara's personality changes a great deal. While in the past he was fairly hostile to his siblings, he has since come to hold them in a higher regard, and talks to Kankuro about his problems and dreams. As a result of becoming the {{nihongo|Fifth Kazekage|五代目風影|Godaime Kazekage}}, Gaara now acts as the villager's source of protection and values their lives over his own. The villagers, in turn, have also begun to hold Gaara in a more admirable regard, especially amongst the younger females of the village.

====2005-2007== Abilities ==

As the host of Shukaku, Gaara posses the ability to manipulate sand at will, typically moving it through the air to serve various purposes. The amount of sand he can control at one time is hrrthhrthrtfsdzfa number of miscellaneous attacks that, while capable of being an attack or a shield, are not limited to such purposes. By making a {{nihongo|Sand Clone|砂分身|Suna Bunshin}} of himself, Gaara can have an ally to be used in battle or a mere distraction to be used to buy him time. Unlike most other clone-jutsu in the series, the Sand Clone can retain its shape after more than one attack, and can even reform itself or capture an opponent upon being dispersed. {{nihongo|Sand Drizzle|砂時雨|Suna Shigure}} allows him to collect sand in the air that rains down on the opponent at high speeds in potentially harmful shapes. With {{nihongo|Desert Suspension|砂漠浮遊|Sabaku Fuyū}} Gaara can use sand as a platform to allow himself and others to float in the air. His {{nihongo|Third Eye|第三の眼|Daisan no Me}} also allows him to create a floating eyeball of sand in any ___location that he can see through as a means of spying.

According to Hrisi Avgi leader Nikolaos Michaloliakos, the party's paused its own autonomous political activities after December 1, 2005, due to clashes with [[anti-fascism|anti-fascists]].<ref name="Ingr">[http://www.in.gr/news/article.asp?lngEntityID=667563&lngDtrID=244 01/12/05 article] in [http://www.in.gr www.in.gr] (in Greek)</ref> Hrisi Avgi members had been instructed to continue their activism within the [[Patriotic Alliance]] party, which was very closely linked to Hrisi Avgi.<ref name="ENF_disbandment">[http://www.europeannationalfront.org/?p=21#more-21 ''Golden Dawn stops their activities''], European National Front website</ref> <ref name="HApatris">[http://www.symmaxia.gr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=1 Article in the website of Patriotic Alliance], stating that "those who contributed mostly in our political campaign were the youth of Hrisi Avgi".</ref> The former leader of Patriotic Alliance, Dimitrios Zaphiropoulos, was once a member of Hrisi Avgi's political council, and Michaloliakos was also a current leading member of Patriotic Alliance.<ref name="Vima">[http://tovima.dolnet.gr/print_article.php?e=B&f=14562&m=A44&aa=1 11/9/2005 article] from [[To Vima]].</ref> Anti-fascist groups have accused Patriotic Alliance of simply being the new name of Hrisi Avgi.<ref name="HApatrisIos">[http://www.iospress.gr/mikro2006/mikro20060513.htm Article] in Eleftherotypia.</ref> However, activities by Patriotic Alliance's members were often attributed to Hrisi Avgi (even by themselves), creating confusion.<ref name="HApatris">[http://www.symmaxia.gr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=1 Article in the website of Patriotic Alliance], stating that "those who contributed mostly in our political campaign were the youth of Hrisi Avgi".</ref> This is mainly the reason that Hrisi Avgi members, announced the withdrawal of their support to Patriotic Alliance which finally led to the interruption of this party’s political activities too.<ref name="PATRISdisbandment">[http://www.xrushaugh.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=210&Itemid=31 Hrisi Avgi announces] the withdrawal of their support to Patriotic Alliance.</ref> <ref name="IndymediaPATRIS">[http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=el&article_id=637975 News of the disbandment of Patriotic Alliance], in [[Independent Media Center]].</ref>

BITCH!!

At some point in time Gaara begins to be able to form weapons in Shukaku's likeness. The first that is seen is {{nihongo|Last Absolute Defense: Shield of Shukaku|最硬絶対防御・守鶴の盾|Saikō Zettai Bōgyo: Shukaku no Tatte}}, which creates a toy-like replica of Shukaku that is roughly twice the size of Gaara. Because the replica is formed under extreme pressure and is built of the strongest minerals it is virtually indestructible, having yet to be penetrated by any force. The anime expands on the idea of having an "ultimate defense" by creating an "ultimate attack": {{nihongo|Ultimate Absolute Attack: Shukaku's Halberd||Saikō Zettai Hōgeki, Shukaku no Hōkō}}. The attack creates a spear under the same conditions as the replica, only the blade resembles one of Shukaku's claws. Like the shield, this attack has yet to meet a defense it can't break.

[[Image:Gaarashukakureupload.jpg|thumb|Gaara in his half Shukaku form.]]

In desperate situations, Gaara can take on the form of Shukaku by layering sand on his body, making him many times more powerful than he already is. Shukaku's personality grows more dominant during this transformation, increasing Gaara's homicidal tendencies. Once finished, Gaara assumes a human-sized version of Shukaku wherein he relies on his brute strength to destroy everything around him. While in this form Gaara can use {{nihongo|Sand Shuriken|砂手裏剣|Suna Shuriken}} or {{nihongo|Sand Halberd|砂戈|Suna Hōkō}} to hurl sand-based forms of the weapons at an opponent. Shukaku also gives him the ability to utilize wind-based attacks such as {{nihongo|Wind Release: Infinite Sand Cloud Great Breakthrough|風遁・無限砂塵 大突破|Fūton: Mugen Sajin Daitoppa|''English'' "Wind Style: Sandstorm Devastation"}}, which spews large amounts of sand from his mouth, devastating both the enemy and a large area around him.

If need be, Gaara can almost instantly create a life-sized version of Shukaku should the human-sized form fail. In this form, he remains deep within the Shukaku copy safe from harm though unable to move. Gaara can also unleash the spirit of Shukaku through his {{nihongo|Feigning Sleep Technique|狸寝入りの術|Tanuki Neiri no Jutsu|''English TV'' "Play Possum Jutsu"}}, which forces him to sleep to allow the Shukaku copy to operate at its full potential. To do so, however, Gaara must emerge from within the copy, leaving him open to attack for the duration of the jutsu. While Gaara is initially dependent on waking independently or through someone else's intervention to regain control of his body, he begins to be able to suppress Shukaku by himself towards the end of the anime's filler arcs. By the time Part II begins, Gaara is even capable of using numerous Shukaku arms for attack without losing control of himself.

As of 2007, the Hrisi Avgi newspaper and magazine continued to be published, and the organisation's website continued to be updated. In March 2007, Hrisi Avgi held its sixth congress in which was announced the continuation of their political and ideological activism.<ref name="mun. El ."> .">[ http://www.xrushaugh.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=299&Itemid=31 12.05.07 Michaloliaco’s speech during the congress]. (in Greek)</ref>

In Part II, Gaara is captured by [[Akatsuki (Naruto)|Akatsuki]] and the Shukaku is extracted from his body, causing his death. Chiyo, regretting the life she gave Gaara when she sealed Shukaku in his body years earlier, gives up her life to revive him. While he no longer possesses the Shukaku, Gaara is still able to manipulate sand, though to what degree has yet to be seen.

==Ideology==

[[Image:HAvitsi.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Hrisi Avgi members at a 2003 rally marking anniversary of [[Hellenic Army|Hellenic Army's]] victory against the communist partisans in the [[Greek Civil War]] battle of Grammos-Vitsi.]]

== Other media ==

Hrisi Avgi described itself as a ''"Popular Nationalist Movement"''. Its website demonstrates both its nationalist and populist character.

In the [[Naruto the Movie 2: Great Clash! The Illusionary Ruins at the Depths of the Earth|second ''Naruto'' movie]], Gaara helps defend Sunagakure from an onslaught of mysterious knights, killing many of them with his sand until a ship launches projectiles at the battlefield and forces them to retreat. Later, in one of the wrecks of the invading ships, he fights [[List of minor villains in Naruto#Ranke|Ranke]], one of Haido's henchmen that utilizes electricity to fight. Once she transforms into a Frankenstein's monster-like state, she gains the upperhand and becomes virtually immune to the crushing force of Gaara's sand. He eventually uses Thunder God of Sand to create multiple lightning rods out of sand to shoot her electricity back at her. Once she is paralyzed he kills her with Desert Imperial Funeral.

== Sources ==

In an interview with the nationalist newspaper Eleutheros Kosmos, party leader Michaloliakos stated that the members of Hrisi Avgi are "uncompromising Nationalists", thereby describing the party's political orientation.<ref name="MichaloliakosInterview">2006 interview of Michaloliakos published in ''Eleytheros Kosmos'' newspaper.</ref> He also said:

* {{Nihongo|First Official Data Book|秘伝・臨の書キャラクターオフィシャルデータBOOK|Hiden:Rin no Sho Character Official Data Book}}

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''The ideology of our movement as is characteristically cited in our charter is Popular Nationalism. We believe in the Nation, the notion of the Nation first of all as a biological reality within the course of history, we believe in the grandeur and the superiority of Hellenic civilization. We want a just society that will be governed by the Worthy, and we are anti-Marxists as much as we are anti-capitalists.<ref name="MichaloliakosInterview">2006 interview with Michaloliakos published in ''Eleytheros Kosmos''.</ref>''

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Michaloliakos described Hrisi Avgi as

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''A movement that is firmly counter to the spirit of the French Revolution, the so-called "enlightenment", and those who generally created the industrial revolution. It is a 'revolt against the modern world', a revolution against all of the unfortunate things the industrial revolution created, which didn't have the intention of the people's welfare but rather profit.<ref name="MichaloliakosInterview">2006 interview of Michaloliakos in ''Eleytheros Kosmos''.</ref>''

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The Hrisi Avgi magazine described the [[Second World War]] as the "Great Ideological War", and at its constitutional charte, the newly formed party stated that Hrisi Avgi is

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''convinced that the truth and the right at the Great Ideological War lay with the party that was eventually defeated"'', and that the party is ''"trying to reveal the true nature of National Socialism despite the defamation and lies with which the winners of the war covered it.''<ref name="IosHist"/>

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According to the charte, ''"only [[Aryans]] in blood and [[Greeks]] in descent can be candidate members of Hrisi Avgi"''.<ref name="IosHist"/> The charte also said:

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''The Leader is unassailable and inviolete and is the supreme leader of the party. He stands above electoral procedures ... The national socialist Leader does not lie above or besides the People, he is not inside the People, he is the People itself, the People that has comprehended its historical destiny.''

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The charte defined a dress code and formalized the [[Roman salute]] for party members:

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[[ja:我愛羅]]

''The national socialist salute at entering and leaving the party offices is mandatory. The salute must be given with vigour and vibrancy, never indolently or relaxed, as is behoved to the National Socialist Order.<ref name="IosHist"/> Dress that denotes militant spirit is mandatory. As such the following are suggested: khaki or gray shirt, black or khaki jacket, combat boots or boots. The dress is complemented by a tie and a small national socialist symbol which the party member is free to chose on.''<ref name="IosHist"/>

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At first, the party embraced [[Neopaganism|neo-Pagan]] beliefs, believing them to be intermingled with National Socialism in accordance to [[Nazi mysticism]]:

[[ru:Гаара]]

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''Modern ideological carriers of the two religious currents are National Socialism as the ideological carrier of [[Paganism]] and [[Marxism]] and Liberalism as the ideological carriers of [[Judaeo-Christian|Judeo-Christianity]].''<ref name="ReligionXA">"Our ideology: God Religion" ("Η ιδεολογία μας: Θεός-θρησκεία"), Hrisi Avgi's newspaper, issue 57, October 1990</ref>

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Later, however, the party underwent ideological changes, accepting [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox Christianity]].<ref name="Ios2000">[http://www.iospress.gr/ios2000/ios20000618b.htm 18/6/2000 article] in Eleftherotypia (in Greek)</ref> Michaloliakos stated:

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''It is a historical truth and a certain fact that (for better or worse) after the imposition of the Christian religion in Greece, the dynamic interaction of Christianity and Hellenism (which for long functioned against the latter) led to the formation of Greek Orthodoxy''.<ref name="Michaloliakos92">"Proposals for a New Policy" ("Προτάσεις για μια Νέα Πολιτική"), Nikolaos Michaloliakos, 1992.</ref>

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==Activities==

[[Image:HA610.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Cover of the February 7 issue of the Hrisi Avgi newspaper, featuring the January 2007 Hrisi Avgi march, in memory of three Greek officers who died during the [[Imia/Kardak|Imia military crisis]] in 1996.]]

The party claimed to have local organisations in 32 Greek cities, as well as in [[Cyprus]].<ref name="HAactivities">[http://ta-nea.dolnet.gr/print_article.php?e=A&f=17333&m=N10&aa=1 11/5/2002 article] in newspaper [[Ta Nea]], about Hrisi Avgi's activities. (in Greek)</ref>

Hrisi Avgi has created the ''Epitropi Ethnikis Mnimis'' (Committee of National Memory), to organise demonstrations commemorating the anniversaries of certain Greek national events. Epitropi Ethnikis Mninis has organized annual marches on January 31 in [[Athens]], in memory of three Greek officers who died during the 1996 [[Imia/Kardak|Imia military crisis]]. According to the [[European National Front]] website, the 2006 march was attended by 2,500 people, although no neutral sources have confirmed that number.<ref name="ImiaMarch2006">[http://www.europeannationalfront.org/?p=25 ''ENF gathers in Athens''] from the European [[National Front]] website.</ref> Epitropi Ethnikis Mninis continues its activities, and the January 31 march took place in 2007.<ref name="Imia">[http://www.xrushaugh.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=200&Itemid=31 Report of the 2007 march]</ref>

Epitropi Ethnikis Mnimis has organized annual rallies on June 17 in [[Thessaloniki]], in memory of [[Alexander The Great]].<ref name="48arrested">[http://www.europeannationalfront.org/?p=30 ''48 Greek nationalists arrested''] from the European National Front website</ref> Police confronted the 2006 rally participants, forcing Hrisi Avgi and Patriotic Alliance members to leave the area, while [[anti-fascist]] and leftist groups took over the the square where the nationalist event was supposed to take place, causing damage and vandalisms.<ref name="48arrested">[http://www.europeannationalfront.org/?p=30 48 Greek nationalists arrested] from the European National Front website</ref><ref name="Thessalia">[http://www.e-thessalia.gr/newsfeed.asp?Fv1=2&Fv2=18/6/2006&Fv3=2006&Fv4=105946 18/6/06 article] in newspaper Thessalia (in Greek)</ref> Later that day, Hrisi Avgi members gathered in the building of [[Public ownership|state-owned]] [[television]] channel [[ERT3]] and protesting they tried to stop the channel from broadcasting.<ref name="Thessalia">[http://www.e-thessalia.gr/newsfeed.asp?Fv1=2&Fv2=18/6/2006&Fv3=2006&Fv4=105946 18/6/06 article] by newspaper Thessalia</ref> Police surrounded the building and arrested 48 Hrisi Avgi members.<ref name="48arrested">[http://www.europeannationalfront.org/?p=30 48 Greek nationalists arrested] from the European National Front website</ref><ref name="Thessalia">[http://www.e-thessalia.gr/newsfeed.asp?Fv1=2&Fv2=18/6/2006&Fv3=2006&Fv4=105946 18/6/06 article] by newspaper Thessalia</ref> According to a Hrisi Avgi press release, those members were carrying greek national flags which in court were considered to be "arms" and so they were found guilty of carrying them. They were condemned up to six and seven months inprisonment with suspension and were also fined €500.<ref name="HApress">[http://www.xrushaugh.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=28&Itemid=31 Hrisi Avgi's press release] (in Greek)</ref>

In September 2005, Hrisi Avgi attempted to organise a festival called ''"Eurofest 2005 - Nationalist Summer Camp"'' at the grounds of a Greek summer camp. The planned festival depended on the participation of the German [[NPD]], the Italian [[Forza Nuova]] and the Romanian [[Noua Dreapta]], as well as Spanish and American neo-Nazi groups. The festival was banned by the government, largely because of the reaction of [[Anti-fascism|anti-fascist]] groups.<ref name="In.grEurofest">[http://www.in.gr/news/article.asp?lngEntityID=650331 22/12/06 article] in in.gr (in Greek)</ref><ref name="XApress">[http://www.xrushaugh.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=31 Hrisi Avgi press release] (in Greek)</ref>

In June 2007 Hrisi Avgi sent its own representatives, in favor of the European nationalist call against the G8 convention that took place in Germany.

<ref name=" Hrisi Avgi’s anti globalisation attendance against G8 convention in Germany">[ http://www.xrushaugh.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=320&Itemid=31] Hrisi Avgi’s anti globalisation attendance against G8 convention in Germany (in Greek)</ref>

===Youth Front===

The Youth Front of Hrisi Avgi has organised many activities, including distributing fliers with racist messages in schools of Athens, and organising concerts with [[White Power]] music. The Youth Front of the party also publishes a [[white nationalist]] magazine, entitled ''"Resistance Hellas-Antepithesi"'', which attempts to popularise neo-Nazi ideas among young people through music and sports. The magazine is a sister publication of the [[US]]-based [[National Alliance (United States)|National Alliance]]'s ''Resistance Magazine''.<ref>[http://www.natall.com/adv/2006/03-04-06.html According to [[Shaun Walker]], former chairman of the [[National Alliance (United States)|National Alliance]]]</ref>. This collaboration between greek nationalists and american racialists began in 2001, after the founder of the american National Alliance [[William Luther Pierce]] visited [[Greece]], Thessaloniki and it was ratified after Pierce's death by his succesor [[Erich Gliebe]].

==Violence by and against Hrisi Avgi==

[[Image:Olympiongc9.jpg|thumb|left|270px|Violent confrontation between anarchists and Hrisi Avgi members, in Thessaloniki at 2002.]]

Members of Hrisi Avgi have been accused of carrying out acts of violence and [[hate crime]]s against immigrants, political opponents and [[Minorities in Greece|ethnic minorities]].<ref name="Ios1.2.1998">[http://www.iospress.gr/extra/xrisavgi-1.htm Eleytherotypia's article] about attacks by Hrisi Avgi. (in Greek)</ref> Hrisi Avgi's offices have been attacked many times by [[Anarchism in Greece|anarchists]] and [[anti-fascism|anti-fascists]].<ref name="XApress">[http://www.xrushaugh.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=31 Hrisi Avgi press release] (in Greek)</ref><ref name="Ingr20.11">[http://www.in.gr/news/article.asp?lngEntityID=664890 20/11/05 article] in in.gr (in Greek)</ref> Clashes between members of Hrisi Avgi and anti-fascists have not been unusual.<ref name="Ingr17.09">[http://www.in.gr/news/article.asp?lngEntityID=650422 17/09/05 article] in in.gr (in Greek)</ref>

In January 1998, Alexis Kalofolias, vocalist of the band [[The Last Drive]], was attacked and suffered permanent damage to his right eye, losing 2% of his eyesight.<ref name="Ios1.2.1998"/><ref name="KLIK">[http://www.klik.gr/136/aygi/index3.htm Article in magazine KLIK](in Greek)</ref> ''KLIK'' magazine and [[Eleftherotypia]] reported that members of Hrisi Avgi were responsible for the attack.<ref name="Ios1.2.1998"/><ref name="KLIK"/>

In 2000, unknown suspects vandalized the Monastirioton [[synagogue]], a memorial for [[Holocaust]] victims and Jewish cemeteries in Thessaloniki and [[Athens]].<ref name="JewVandalism">[http://www.ce-review.org/00/22/greecenews22.html ''Central European Review'' - "Anti-Jewish Attacks"]</ref> According to anti-fascist groups, Hrisi Avgi's symbols were present at all four sites.<ref name="JewVandalism">[http://www.ce-review.org/00/22/greecenews22.html ''Central European Review'' - "Anti-Jewish Attacks"]</ref> The ''KIS'', the Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece, the [[Coalition of the Left, of Movements and Ecology]], the [[Greek Helsinki Monitor]] and others issued statements condemning these acts.<ref name="KISnews">[http://www.kis.gr/news1previous.html Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece press release] (in Greek). Also contains photographs of the dececrations.</ref><ref name="GHM">[http://www.greekhelsinki.gr/greek/pressrelease/22-4-2000.html Greek Helsinki Monitor press release] (in Greek)</ref> The Cyprus chapter of Hrisi Avgi has been accused of attacks against [[Turkish Cypriots]], and one member was arrested for attacking Turkish-Cypriots in 2005.<ref name="Cyprus">[http://www.trncinfo.com/TANITMADAIRESI/2002/ENGLISH/SOUTHCYPRUS/p101105.htm ''trncinfo.com'' - "Fanatic Hrisi Avgi member released."]</ref>

In November 2005, Hrisi Avgi's offices were attacked by a group of anti-fascists with [[molotov cocktail]]s and stones. Unknown perpetrators responded to the anti-fascists with gunshots, and two people (who testified that they were just passing by) were injured.<ref name="Ingr20.11">[http://www.in.gr/news/article.asp?lngEntityID=664890 20/11/05 article] from in.gr (in Greek)</ref> According to Hrisi Avgi, three suspects were arrested and set free.<ref name="XApress"/> During the subsequent police investigation, [[molotov cocktail]]s left overs were discovered in Hrisi Avgi's offices.<ref name="Ingr20.11"/> Hrisi Avgi has stated that this was the reason for the organisation's disbandment.<ref name="Ingr">[http://www.in.gr/news/article.asp?lngEntityID=667563&lngDtrID=244 01/12/05 article] by [http://www.in.gr www.in.gr] (in Greek)</ref><ref name="ENF_disbandment">[http://www.europeannationalfront.org/?p=21#more-21 Golden Dawn stops their activities], European National Front website</ref>

In June 2006, three members of Hrisi Avgi were attacked and severely injured by anarchists in [[Galatsi]], [[Athens]].<ref name="ENF32">[http://www.europeannationalfront.org/?p=32#more-32 ''Assassination attempt against 3 young nationalists in Athens''], European National Front website</ref><ref name="XApress2">[http://www.xrushaugh.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=31 04/08/06 Hrisi Avgi press release], contains an article from a Greek mainstream newspaper, Vradini. (in Greek)</ref> One of the Hrisi Avgi members ended up in a coma for three weeks, and according to police, a month earlier he had injured a police officer, and was a suspect in several attacks against immigrants and anarchists in the area.<ref name="XApress2">[http://www.xrushaugh.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=31 04/08/06 Hrisi Avgi press release], contains an article by a Greek mainstream newspaper, Vradini.</ref>

===Football hooliganism===

In 2000, Hrisi Avgi members formed the [[hooligan firm]] ''Galazia Stratia'' (Greek for "Blue Army"), which has described itself as a "fan club of the Greek national teams." It has been reported that following Hrisi Avgi's official disbandment in 2005, many former party members have put most of their energy into promoting Galazia Stratia.<ref name="Mundohooligans">[http://www.enet.gr/online/online_text/c=112,id=95908980 10/9/2006 article] in Eleftherotypia (in Greek)</ref> Galazia Stratia is closely linked to Hrisi Avgi, and the two groups shared the same street address.<ref name="NaziHooligan">[http://www.iospress.gr/mikro2001/mikro20011201.htm Nazis dressed up as fans], ''Eleftherotypia 1/12/2001''</ref> Hrisi Avgi made no attempt to deny the connections, openly praising the actions of Galazia Stratia in its newspaper, and accepting praise in return from the firm.<ref name="GSthanksHA">[http://www.meandros.net/galazia-stratia/pages/syndesmos.htm Galazia Stratia thanking Hrisi Avgi for the support]</ref>

Galazia Stratia and Hrisi Avgi have been accused of various acts of sports-related violence.<ref name="Hooliganism">[http://www.hippolytic.com/0102/insurgency_briefs_2.html ''The Yale Hippolytic'' - "More Than Just a Game"]</ref><ref name="NaziHooligan">[http://www.iospress.gr/mikro2001/mikro20011201.htm Nazis dressed up as fans], ''Eleftherotypia 1/12/2001''</ref> In September 2004, after a football match between Greece and [[Albania]] in [[Tirane]] (in which Greece lost 2-1), Albanian hooligans set fire on a Greek flag, and violence erupted against Albanian immigrants in various parts of Greece. Anti-fascist groups held Hrisi Avgi and Galazia Stratia directly responsible for the attacks.<ref name="Hooliganism">[http://www.hippolytic.com/0102/insurgency_briefs_2.html ''The Yale Hippolytic'' - "More Than Just a Game"]</ref> According to Eleftherotypia, Galazia Stratia members severely beat a young [[Palestinian]] and an elderly [[Bangladeshi]] during celebrations following the success of the [[Greece national basketball team|Greek national basketball team]] at the [[2006 FIBA World Championship]].<ref name="Mundohooligans"/>

===The ''Periandros'' case===

Antonios Androutsopoulos (better known as ''Periandros''), a prominent member of Hrisi Avgi, was on the run from 1998 to September 14, 2005 after being accused of the June 16, 1998 attempted murder of three left-wing students — including Dimitris Kousouris, who was heavily injured.<ref name="TaNea">[http://ta-nea.dolnet.gr/print_article.php?e=A&f=17916&m=N23&aa=1 17/04/2004 article] in [[Ta Nea]] (in Greek)</ref><ref name="Kathimerini"> [http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100019_14/09/2005_60740 14/09/2005 article] in newspaper [[Kathimerini]]</ref><ref name="Eleftherotypia">[http://www.enet.gr/online/online_text?c=112&id=34783000 14/09/2005 article] in [[Eleftherotypia]] (in Greek)</ref> Androutsopoulos had been sentenced [[in absentia]] to four years of prison for illegal weapon possession while the attempted murder charges against him were still standing.<ref name="Kathimerini2">[http://news.kathimerini.gr/4dcgi/_w_articles_ell_786829_27/04/2004_101892 27/04/2004 article] in [[Kathimerini]] (in Greek)</ref>

The authorities' failure to apprehend Androutsopoulos for seven years raised criticisms by the Greek media. A ''[[Ta Nea]]'' article claimed that Periandros remained in Greece and evaded arrest due to connections with the police.<ref name="TaNea"/> In a 2004 interview, Michalis Chrysochoidis, the former minister of public order of [[PASOK]], claimed that such accusations were unfounded, and he blamed the inefficiency of the Greek police. Some allege that Androutsopoulos had evaded arrest because he had been residing in [[Venezuela]] until he turned himself in 2005.<ref name="Kathimerini3">[http://news.kathimerini.gr/4dcgi/_w_articles_ell_280400_14/09/2005_156652 14/09/2005 article] in [[Kathimerini]] (in Greek)</ref> His trial began on September 20, 2006, and he was convicted to 21 years in prison on September 25, 2006.<ref name="PeriConvElefth">[http://www.enet.gr/online/online_text/c=112,id=84914692 29/09/06 article] in Eleftherotypia (in Greek)</ref><ref name="PeriConv06">[http://www.in.gr/news/article.asp?lngEntityID=741411&lngDtrID=244 25/09/06 article] in in.gr (in Greek)</ref> Hrisi Avgi members were present in his trial, shouting nationalist slogans.<ref name="PeriConvElefth">[http://www.enet.gr/online/online_text/c=112,id=84914692 29/09/06 article] in Eleftherotypia (in Greek)</ref>

==Allegations of connections to the Greek Police==

In a 1998 interview with the newspaper [[Eleftherotypia]], Georgios Romaios (the [[Minister for Public Order (Greece)|minister of public order]] at the time) alleged the existence of "fascist elements in the [[Greek police]]", and vowed to suppress them.<ref name="Romaios">[http://www.hri.org/news/grpapers/typos/1998/98-06-29.typos.html Athens News Agency: Press Review in Greek, 98-06-29]</ref> In a TV interview that same year, Romaios again claimed that there was a pro-fascist group within the police force although he said it was not organized, and was only involved in isolated incidents.<ref name="Ios98_3">[http://www.iospress.gr/ios1998/ios19980927c.htm Eleftherotypia's article] part 3 (in Greek)</ref> The same year, Eleftherotypia published a lengthy article called "The lower limbs of the police", which outlined connections between the police and [[Neo-Fascism|neo-fascists]].<ref name="Ios98_1">[http://www.iospress.gr/ios1998/ios19980927c.htm Eleftherotypia article] part 1 (in Greek)</ref> Dimitris Reppas, the [[PASOK]] [[Minister for the Press and the Media (Greece)|government spokesman]], strongly denied such connections. However, the article quoted a speech by [[PASOK]] [[Hellenic Parliament|Member of Parliament]] Paraskevas Paraskevopoulos about a riot caused by [[Right-wing politics|right wing]] extremists, in which he said:

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''In Thessaloniki it is widely discussed that far-right organisations are active in the security forces. Members of such organisations were the planners and chief executioners of the riot and nobody was arrested. A Special Forces officer, speaking at a briefing of Special Forces policemen that where to be on duty that day, told the policemen not to arrest anyone because the rioters were not enemies and threatened that should this be overlooked there would be penalties.''

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Before the surrender of Androutsopoulos, an article by the newspaper [[Ta Nea]] claimed that the Hrisi Avgi had close relationships with some parts of the Greek police force.<ref name="TaNea"/> In relation to the Periandros case, the article quoted an unidentified police officer who said that "half the force wanted Periandros arrested and the other half didn't". The article claimed that there was a confidential internal police investigation which concluded that:

#Hrisi Avgi had very good relations and contacts with officers of the force, on and off duty, as well as with common policemen.

#The police provided the group with [[Club (weapon)|baton]]s and radio communications equipment during mass demonstrations, mainly during celebrations of the [[Athens Polytechnic uprising]] and during rallies by left-wing and anarchist groups, in order to provoke riots.

#The connections of the group with the force, as well as connections with Periandros, largely delayed his arrest.

#The brother of "Periandros", also a member of Hrisi Avgi, was a security escort of an unnamed [[New Democracy (Greece)|New Democracy]] MP.

#Most Hrisi Avgi members were illegally [[Carrying concealed weapon|carrying weapons]].

The newspaper published a photograph of a typewritten paragraph with no identifiable insignia as evidence of the secret investigation.<ref name=TaNeaGif">[http://ta-nea.dolnet.gr/data/D2004/D0417/1el23c.gif Image from the article] of [[Ta Nea]]</ref> In the article, the minister of public order, Michalis Chrysochoidis, responded that he did not recollect such a probe. Chrysochoidis also denied accusations that far right connections within the police force delayed the arrest of Periandros. He said that leftist groups, including the terrorist group [[Revolutionary Organization 17 November|17 November]], responsible for several murders, had similarly evaded the police for decades. In both cases, he attributed the failures to "stupidity and incompetence" on behalf of the force.<ref name="TaNea"/>

Hrisi Avgi claimes that rumours about the organisation having connections to the Greek police and the government were untrue, and said that the police had intervened in Hrisi Avgi's rallies and had arrested some its members many times while the [[New Democracy (Greece)|New Democracy]] party was in power (for example, during the rally in Thessaloniki, in June 2006, and in a rally for the anniversary of the [[Pontian Greek Genocide]], in Athens, again in 2006).<ref name="XApress">[http://www.xrushaugh.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=31 Hrisi Avgi press release] (in Greek)</ref> Also, in [[January]] the 22nd of the year [[2005]], [[anti-fascist]] and [[leftist]] groups invaded Hrisi Avgi's headquarters in Thesaloniki, under heavy police serveilance. Although police Units who are responsible for the re-establishment of order (in greek ΜΑΤ-Μονάδες Αποκατάστασης Τάξης) where near to the intruders, they did not try to prevent any movement of theirs. Instead they became anarchists' escort up to the university of Thessaloniki. This incident was recorded by mainstream television stations. <ref>http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=el&article_id=314801 </ref> <ref>http://bulgaria.indymedia.org/newswire/display_any/1814/index.php </ref>

==See also==

* [[Nikolaos Michaloliakos]]

* [[Patriotic Alliance]]

* [[Neo-Nazism#Neo-Nazism in Greece|Neo-Nazism in Greece]]

* [[History of the Jews in Greece#Anti-Semitism in Greece|Anti-Semitism in Greece]]

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* {{gr icon}} [http://www.xrushaugh.org/ Official Website of Hrisi Avgi]

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