From Lemnos to Mozambique in the 1890s

 

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

 During the late 19^th century lots of Greeks from Lemnos immigrated to Beira in Mozambique such as Dimitris Paraskevas. Paraskevas fled Lemnos around 1885 because he had attacked a Turkish soldier. He boarded a ship heading to Africa and arrived in Dar es Salaam. In

1890, he moved to the south and settled initially in Beira and then in Vila Pery where he involved in the cattle breeding and trading.

In 1892, he started a bakery business with his brother Panagiotis. Other pioneers from Lemnos were Nikolaos and Komnenos Chalamandaris,

Sarantos Lecanidis, Nickolas Kampanis, Kimon Diomataris, Nickolas Vertsonis, Nicholas Trataros, John Miltiades and Dimitrios Verghis.

 

From Kephalonia to Cape Town- The life story of a true patriot

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

Nikos Adelinis was originated from Kephalonia. He immigrated to Cape Town in 1891 and was the leading figure behind the establishment of the ‘Mutual Help Organisation’ in 1898, and the Hellenic community of Cape Town in 1902. Adelinis was the first to donate large amounts of money to the church fund too. The Greek community recognised his services and made him an honorary life president of the community and the Greek government decorated him with its highest award, the Silver Cross of the Lord.

From Tripoli to South Africa-The life story of a world wanderer in the late 19th century

 

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

 Dionisis Schinas was born in the 1870s in Tripoli. At the age of 17 he fought with the Germans in East Africa. Then he travelled to Vladivostok where he had been a digger for diamonds and gold. After a short period he moved to China and then to Australia, where he settled for four years before coming to South Africa. He fought with the British troops in the Anglo-Boer war of 1899 and was eventually rewarded by Kitchener with a sum of money that was sufficient to permit him to open a small shop in Brakpan.