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New Orleans Businessman Pays Tribute to Greek Revolution Hero
John Georges, a businessman from New Orleans, Louisiana, commissioned and paid for the creation of a revolutionary hero’s statue in his ancestral Greek village this past summer.
The statue of Georgios Dikeos, commonly known as “Papaflessas,” was erected next to a statue of fellow hero Theodoros Kolokotronis in the Peloponnesian village of Arfara. Dikeos was a clergyman, freedom fighter and creator of the first Greek flag.
Georges, whose original family name was “Georgountzos,” said he undertook the initiative to celebrate this year’s 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution against the Ottoman Turkish empire.
“Building more monuments and statues in the Peloponnesos to honor these heroes is what the bicentennial is all about,” Georges told The Pappas Post.
Georges is a businessman and philanthropist and part-owner of Galatoire’s Restaurant, a century-old institution in New Orleans which has received numerous fine dining awards.
The bust portrait of Dikeos was designed by Maria Demetra (DIDI) Mourdjinis, an artist and sculptor who has won numerous international awards. Most recently, Mourdjinis’ sculptural works were featured among the Greek artistic team for the Summer 2020 Tokyo Olympi
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John Georges
American businessman
John Georges (Greek: Υιάννης Γεωργής) (born October 16, 1960) is an American businessman from New Orleans, who owns Louisiana's two largest newspapers and online news sites. He formerly served on the Louisiana Board of Regents, the body which supervises higher education in his native state. In 2007, he ran for governor as an independent. He received 186,000 votes and procured a plurality in Orleans Parish. In 2010, he sought the office of mayor of New Orleans as a Democrat; he finished a distant third behind two other Democrats.
Early life
[edit]John Georges was born in New Orleans to Dennis and Anita Georges. His father was a Greek immigrant who put John to work at the age of eleven sweeping the warehouse for the family business. At the age of fifteen, he began making deliveries in a truck. Georges maintained leadership roles throughout his education, ranging from high school class president and student body president to president of his fraternity in college. He continued working throughout college and graduated in 1983 on the dean's list from Tulane University.
Family
[edit]John met his wife, the former Dathel Coleman, on a blind date set up by their best friends. They have two daughters, Zana and Liza, and a son, Nike.
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