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| | ekathimerini.com | Warrior’s possessions a reminder of a heroic age (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) |
 | | Valuable artifacts that once belonged to Pavlos Melas, the leader of the armed struggle to free the Greek province of Macedonia from the Turkish yoke in the Greek-Turkish war of 1897, are being exhibited for the first time, a century after his death. |
 | | Ioannidou, the daughter of Zoe Mela, inherited them from her grandmother Natalia Mela, Pavlos’s wife, whose (Dragoumis) family was a major inspiration in Melas’s decision to become directly involved in the Macedonian struggle. |
 | | The objects comprising Melas’s uniform are to be shown in a special display case in the museum, which is already in possession of his scarf, his campaign cup, his hunting knife, original family photographs, and an invitation to his wedding with Natalia. |
| www.ekathimerini.com /4dcgi/_w_articles_ell_14992012_24/09/2004_47655 (504 words) |
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