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...formula was impressively simple: never let anyone else get too strong; heap the blame on someone else when things go wrong. For 20 years the technique kept Zachariades all-powerful in Greek Communism. In 1950 he used it on the "old man" of Greek Communism, the late George Sianto's, who was head of the party in Greece during the years of Nazi occupation. When the tide of war started going against Greece's Communist guerrillas early in 1949, Zachariades knew at whom to point the finger: Guerrilla Leader Markos Vafiades, who mysteriously disappeared about that time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREECE: Zealot's End | 8/30/1954 | See Source »

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