Sotiris Petroulas (Greek: Σωτήρης Πέτρουλας), 1943 - 21 July 1965, was a Greek student that was killed on 21 July 1965 during demonstrations against the governments of "

Iouliana ''Iouliana'' (, "July events"), also ''Apostasia'' (, "Apostasy") or the Royal Coup ( ''To Vasiliko Praxikopima''), are terms used to describe the political crisis in Greece centered on the resignation, on 15 July 1965, of Prime Minister Georgios ...

". Born in

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, he was a founding member of the "Lambrakis Youth", named after

Grigoris Lambrakis Grigoris Lambrakis (; 3 April 1912 – 27 May 1963) was a Greek politician, physician, athlete, and lecturer. He participated in track and field sports and was a member of the faculty of the School of Medicine at the University of Athens. A mem ...

, who was murdered in 1963. During one of the demonstrations of July 1965 in Athens, he was either hit by men of the

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, or he was arrested and murdered. His funeral became another opportunity for new demonstrations, while

Georgios Papandreou Georgios Papandreou (, ''Geórgios Papandréou''; 13 February 1888 – 1 November 1968) was a Greek politician, the founder of the Papandreou political dynasty. He served three terms as the prime minister of Greece (1944–1945, 1963, 1964 ...

gave a speech. A song was composed in his honour by

Mikis Theodorakis Michail "Mikis" Theodorakis ( ; 29 July 1925 – 2 September 2021) was a Greek composer and lyricist credited with over 1,000 works. He scored for the films '' Zorba the Greek'' (1964), '' Z'' (1969), and '' Serpico'' (1973). He was a three-ti ...

. The students' union of

Athens University of Economics and Business Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB; , ''Oikonomiko Panepistimio Athinon'', abbrev. ΟΠΑ, OPA) is a public university based in Athens, Greece, specializing in the fields of Economics, Business Administration, and Information Tech ...

is named after him.

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