The journalist and writer passed away at the age of 78. Giorgis Massavetas.

He was a political editor, columnist, and editor-in-chief for several newspapers (mainly Eleftherotype and the local press), and stood out for his cartoons.

The sad news was announced in a Facebook post by the son of the journalist Alexandros.

In particular, Alexandros Massavetas wrote on Facebook:

“I feel the need to tell you why I am not returning your calls and messages, and also why my last post was on the 16th of the month.”

Here’s what George would say if he wrote this post himself.

As he prophesied on November 10, unfortunately, he is no longer with us.

“Whoever you love, show it to them while they are alive, after death… Forgive me,” he once said.

Those who were in his life, loved him and supported him, those who honored him with their true friendship, were lucky enough to take a place in his heart.

In this huge heart, he left his wife, children, grandchildren, true friends and partners.

He always scoffed at loud talk, hated pomp and pomp. He hated “licking” and flattery.

On such occasions, he always grimaced in disgust.

Honoring everything he believed in, we will say goodbye to him in a close family circle.

Unable to answer your messages and calls, but thank you very much for your love and interest. We know that you are on our side.

His Facebook page will be open for the next 40 days for those who want to say goodbye to him here.

We ask those who wish to honor his memory to support the “Child’s Smile”, which he appreciated so much.

His companion Iphigenia
His children Annette and Alexandros
His grandchildren are Angelos and Philippos.

His resume

Giorgis Massavetas was born in Piraeus in 1944 and grew up in Kokkinia.

He began writing for local newspapers in 1958 and eventually remained a journalist, although he aspired to be a chemist. He was political editor, columnist and editor-in-chief for several newspapers.

He stood out mainly for his cartoons, which were published in five books: In the Battle for Change (Foreword by Andreas Papandreou), Good Morning Mr. President, Good Night Mr. President, Good Morning Citizen. and Andreas’ Legacy. In 1996, he also published a political chronicle titled “You overthrew Mitsotakis”, which became one of the year’s bestsellers.

He first appeared on the literary field in 1975 with the collection of poems “Peaceful Citizens”, and ten years later with “The Deposition of the Soul.” He also published a children’s book called “Ton Osprian n Giorti”, as well as a collection of short stories “Women’s Stories”, for which Mimis Androulakis called him “Charles Dickens of Greece”.

For his Good Morning Mr. President column, he was awarded the Botsis Foundation prize, as well as Konstantinos Karamanlis’ public advice “not only to read it, but to study it.”

He was a candidate for the United Left in 1974 in Phocis and for PASOK in 1981 in the Second Piraeus. In 1987, he was expelled by the PASOK Central Committee due to criticism in the “Good Morning, Mr. President” column in Eleftherotype.

The Good Morning Mr. President column was published daily in the following daily regional papers (in alphabetical order): Argolis, Arcadian News, Boiotiki Ora, Demokratis of Mytilini, Eleftheri Thrace of Alexandroupolis, Eleftheria. “Zakynthos”, “Freedom” Kalamata, “Freedom” Corfu, “Information” Trikala, “Cosmos” Larissa, “New Herald” Chania, “Observer” Sparta, “Pieriki Antilalos”, “Morning” Corinth, “First” Pyrgos, “Today in Thessaloniki”, “Simerini” of Patras, “Ta Nea tis Etoloakarnania”, “Takgidromos” of Volos, “Local Voice” of Preveza and “Chronos” of Kozani, as well as the weekly “Ambrakia” from Arta, “Pella News” from Skidra and “Nea Parchia” from Sitia.