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{{Evil Organization |Box title = Evil Organization |Image = Golden Dawn.png |size = |fullname = Popular Association – Golden Dawn |alias =Golden Dawn |origin = Greece |foundation = 1985 |headquarters = Athens, Greece |commanders = [[Nikolaos Michaloliakos]] |agents = [[Ilias Kasidiaris]]<br>[[Georgios Epitidios]]<br> |skills = Political knowledge |goals = Turn Greece into a right-wing [[military dictatorship]] (failed) |type of villain = Extremist Political Party}} {{quote|So we answer them that we are proud to be Nationalists, we are proud to be Golden Dawners, we are nationalist|[[Christos Pappas]], Greek politician and high ranking member of Golden Dawn}} The '''Popular Association – Golden Dawn''' (Greek: Λαϊκός Σύνδεσμος – Χρυσή Αυγή, Laïkós Sýndesmos – Chrysí Avgí), usually known simply as '''Golden Dawn''' (Greek: Χρυσή Αυγή, Chrysí Avgí pronounced [xriˈsi avˈʝi]), is an [[Ultranationalism|ultranationalist]], far-right political party in Greece. Scholars and media have described it as [[neo-Nazi]] and [[fascist]], though the group rejects these labels. Members have expressed admiration for the former Greek dictators [[Ioannis Metaxas]] of the 4th of August Regime (1936 – 1941), the various leaders of the [[Hellenic State]] during [[World War II]] (1941 - 1944), and [[Georgios Papadopoulos]] of the Regime of the Colonels (1967 – 1974). They have also made use of alleged Nazi symbolism, and have praised figures of Nazi Germany in the past. According to academic sources, the group is racist and [[Xenophobia|xenophobic]], and the party's leader has openly identified it as nationalist and racist.
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