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One of the symbols of the struggle for freedom": what role did Ioannis Kapodistrias play in the history of Russia and Greece? - Teller Report
Why does Greece now officially say that the first Greek governor Ioannis Kapodistrias was a dictator, when he was regarded positively in the past? What was the new info about him that
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