Stamatis Stamatiou
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Stamatis Stamatiou (Nafpaktos 1881 - Thessaloniki 9 July 1946) was a Greek journalist, author, cartoonist and politician. As a journalist and author he is more widely known with his initials "Stam. Stam.", his usual signature. He served as prefect in prefectures of Macedonia and Crete.
He was born in Nafpaktos in 1881. His parents were Georgios and Vassiliki Stamatiou (née Andreopoulou). His younger brother was Haris Stamatiou (1890-1951), also a journalist and an author.
He got involved in journalism from a very young age, first writing for the ''Diaplasis ton Paidon'' and later working for the Akropolis of Vlassis Gavriilidis. He graduated from the Lycee Leonin of Athens and studied law at the University of Athens.[1]
He spent the Balkan Wars in the Greek Army while working as a journalist and writing military stories. In a heroic feat, when a reserve corporal, in July 1913, he stole a red flag when fighting against the Bulgarians in the battle of Strumica in July 1913.[2] For this action, he was honoured with a promotion to the rank of sergeant.[1]
Prefect
Stamatiou was a Venizelist. In the 1910s he served as vice-governor in Sidirokastro, later in Kastoria. He took part in the National Defense Movement. He was prefect of Florina (1917-1918),[3] Pella (1918-1920, 1922–1924), Drama (1924-1925)[4] and Rethymno (1929-1933).[5]
