Ο Ελληνισμός της Αφρικής- Greeks of Africa- Grecs de l' Afrique

Τετάρτη 5 Ιουλίου 2017

The oldest hotel of Maputo (then named Lourenco Marques) in Mozambique

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

At the intersection of the Rua Araujo and the Rua Ferrer, very close to the railway station of Lourenço Marques, it was located the ‘Central’ hotel. It was the oldest hotel of the city since it opened in 1894 and was owned by a Greek. In 1911, Joseph Lianantonakis and Emmanuel Belibasakis bought it but in 1920, they sold it to Charalampos Kyriakakis.

The Greeks of Suakin in Sudan during the 1880s

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

The first Greeks settled in Suakin in the 1860s and they were doctors of the Egyptian army. As Suakin was the only port of Sudan, its role in the economy became fundamental. During the 1880s, 100 Greeks settled in Suakin. Most of them were from Lesvos and Lemnos Island. They were traders, ships chandlers, hotel owners and farmers. As the number of the Greeks was increasing, they erected a small church and, in 1871 the Greek state established a consulate.

The pioneers of the Greek community in Bulawayo of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)

During the 1910s the first Greeks settled in Bulawayo. Among the pioneers were Dimitris Kyriakopoulos, Epameinondas Kyriakopoulos, Hercules Theodosiou, Nick Bonakis, P.Karoulias, J. Manolakis, J.Karasavas, Parakevas, E. Rousos, A.Hatzipaulou, N.Kefalas, G. Zacharias, Stefanos Diakonou, S. Christos, Manolis Vlantis, G. Galinos, M. Loidis, P. Loidis, F.Markides, John Kostopoulos, J. Karaselos, K. Raftopoulos, N. Agelakis, G. Kyriakou, D.Vlasopoulos, Panos Vlasopoulos, Chris Zaverdinos and K.Kabitsis.
On 28 July 1933 they proceeded to the formation of the Greek community of Bulawayo and began to raise money for the erection of a church and a school.

H ίδρυση της ελληνικής κοινότητας του Burundi

(απόσπασμα από το βιβλίο ‘Η ελληνική κοινότητα του Burundi και της Rwanda’)

Η παρουσία των πρώτων Ελλήνων στο Burundi και τη Rwanda εντοπίζεται την περίοδο 1910-1920. Στα μέσα της δεκαετίας του ’50 όλο και περισσότεροι Έλληνες εγκαταστάθηκαν στο Burundi, κυρίως στην Bujumbura και στην Gitega.
Καθώς αυξήθηκε ο αριθμός των παροίκων, ξεκίνησε η προσπάθεια για την συγκρότηση οργανωμένης κοινότητας. Τον Μάρτιο του 1946 συστάθηκε μια προσωρινή επιτροπή με σκοπό την κινητοποίηση των Ελλήνων που διέμεναν τόσο στην Bujumbura όσο και στο εσωτερικό της χώρας προκειμένου να συγκληθεί μια γενική συνέλευση. Στις 24/4/1946, πραγματοποιήθηκε γενική συνέλευση, η οποία ενέκρινε το προσχέδιο της ιδρυτικής πράξης της κοινότητας και προχώρησε στην διενέργεια εκλογών.

The beginnings of the Greek community in Port Sudan

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

In 1904, the British administration of Sudan decided to build a new port in the Red Sea, Port Sudan. This project motivated the migration of many European workers including the Greeks. Some of them moved from the neighbouring Suakin. However, the majority emigrated from the islands of North Aegean Sea.

According to the Foreign office archives, in 1906, the population of Port Sudan was 4085 people and the Greek community numbered 488 members.

The Greek merchants of Zanzibar in 1891

According to the Foreign Office archives, a dozen of Greeks lived in Zanzibar in the late 19th century and dominated the liquor trade between Zanzibar and Mombasa (Kenya). For that reason the British consulate tried to limit their business activity.

The role of the Greeks in the agricultural economy of Mozambique

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

From the last decades of the 20th century, many Greeks resided in central Mozambique (Vila Machado, Gondola, Cafumpe, Vila Pery and Macequece) and engaged in the agriculture field. The Portuguese archives of that period recorded the Dimitris A. Babiolakis, Paul Babiolakis, Athanasios Bimplis, Anastasios Petridis, Aristides Petridis, Zacharias Zachariadis, George Yalas, Eugenios Koutsis, Emmanuel Damoulakis, Dimitris Creticos, N. Kougoumis, Poliadis, Andreas Polentas, Kimon Diamantaris, Emmanuel Vandouzis, and Bantoulas.
In 1938, Paul Babiolakis was the most significant corn producer with 14,950 sandbags followed by the company Fernandes & Irmãos Ltd’ with 4,400 sandbags. In 1943 and 1944, although the Portuguese were numerous compared with the other land owners, the most important producers of the region were the Greeks. In Vila Pery, Paul Babiolakis, Eugenios Koutsis, Spyros Kavalieratos, Emmanuel Damoulakis, and Dimitrios Verghis, were the most prominent producers.

H ίδρυση της ελληνικής κοινότητας του Khartoum το 1902

Στις 13/4/1902, 159 πάροικοι της περιοχής Khartoum-Omdurman υπέβαλλαν αίτηση προς τις βρετανικές αρχές με σκοπό την ίδρυση ελληνικής. Η πρώτη γενική συνέλευση συνήλθε στις 17/4/1902, στον ζωολογικό κήπο του Khartoum, και εξέλεξε
δωδεκαμελή επιτροπή ύστερα από πρόταση των Α. Καπάτου και Η. Καββαδία.
Το πρώτο διοικητικό συμβούλιο της «Ελληνικής Κοινότητας Khartoum-Omdurman» αποτελούταν από τους Κων/νο Γρίβα (πρόεδρο), τον Άγγελο Καπάτο (αντιπρόεδρο), τον Ιωάννη Κρυσταλλίδη (γενικό γραμματέα), τον Πέτρο Λοίζο (ταμία) και τους Λουκά Γεωργαντέλλη, Σ.Νικολάκη, Μάνο Λοίζο, Γρηγόρη Κυριαζή και Ιπποκράτη Δραγουμενάκη (μέλη)

The Greeks of Dire Dawa

The prime minister of Greece, Eleftherios Venizelos, expresses his gratitude to the Greek community of Dire Dawa (Ehiopia) for their donation in 1913.

Δευτέρα 13 Φεβρουαρίου 2017

The Greeks of Sudan in 1898

(Excerpt from the book 'The Greek community of Sudan 19th-21st')

In the late 19th century, the Greek community of Khartoum and
Omdurman was consisted of those who had settled in the region and survived after the fall of Khartoum and those who accompanied the army of Kitchener as food suppliers.
In 1898, for the first time, the Greeks acted as a community. They sent a letter to the British commander congratulating him on his success. A few months later, in 1899, the Greeks offered money for the construction of a grandstand during the visit of the Duke of Connaught.