The Greeks of Sudan in the 1900s

(Excerpt from the book ‘The Greek community in Sudan’)

In the first decade of the 20th century the number of the Greeks living in Sudan grew steadily as there was a strong demand for work force. That time, almost 2,500 Greeks resided in Sudan while the total number of the Europeans including the British colonial administration was 3,100 people

The Greek community of Port Said in Egypt

On November 12^th, 1879 the Greeks of Port Said in Egypt proceeded to the formation of an organized community.

Members of the Greek community of Suez in 1911

A Greek-American military cooperation in 1805 in Northern Africa

In 1805, the bey of Tripoli in Libya captured a ship of the US navy and imprisoned the 308 members of the crew. The American consul organised a military unit consisted of American marine corps and 30 Greek mercenaries. This group crossed 600 miles through the Sahara desert and after a battle in Derna managed to liberate the imprisoned.
There is a reference to this operation in the first two lyrics of the US marine’s hymn.

The Greeks and the football club of St George in Addis Ababa

(Excerpt from the book ‘The Greek community in the horn of Africa’)

On January 7th, 1935 George Doucas and Ayele Atnash established the football club of St George in the Arada neighbourhood of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. The first team consisted of Ethiopians and Greeks coming mainly from mixed marriages. George Doucas was the first goalkeeper. During the Fascist Italian occupation in Ethiopia, the club became the symbol of the Ethiopian nationalism.