The 4th August Regime
The Metaxas regime was a totalitarian one, typified by populism, propaganda, anticommunism and the police state. The parliamentary system was abolished and political parties outlawed. To firmly establish the regime long-term, the National Youth Organisation (Greek EON) was set up in November 1936, aiming to indoctrinate the youth in the "lofty ideals" of the "National Governor", as the dictator was often styled.




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A Metaxas National Youth Organisation (EON) parade in Heraklion (Historical Museum of Crete, © S.C.H.S)
Games organised by the Metaxas Youth Organisation (E.O.N.) in Eleftherias Square, 1939 (Yiorgos Karras Collection)
A school notebook with the anthem of the 4th August (Metaxas) regime (Xenophontas K. Limnios Digital Archive, Historical Museum of Crete, © S.C.H.S, Heraklion)
The Government Commissioner for the Metaxas National Youth Organisation (E.O.N.) on tour in Crete, 23rd April 1939 (Yiorgos Karras Collection)
Identification card of the National Youth Organization of the Prefecture of Heraklion (Greek E.O.N.), 1940 (Yiorgos Karras Collection)
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