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Photographs
from the Ceremony (Sept 2003) on the Island of Spetses
Unveiling
of statues of Greece's National Heroines Lela Carayannis and
her great - grandmother, Laskarina Bouboulina by Greek President
Mr. Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
 In September 2003 there was a
ceremony at the Bouboulina Museum on the Island of Spetses for
the unveiling of new statues of Lela Carayannis, national heroine
of Greece for her resistance organization during WW II, and her
great grandmother, Laskarina Bouboulina, the only lady admiral
in history (her ships fought the Turkish during the war of Independence
that begun in 1821).
President Stephanopoulos
The following are
some of the photos of Greece's President Mr. Constantine Stephanopoulos
unveiling of the statues, signing a proclamation acknowledging
the blood link between the two Greek National Heroines,and of
members of the Carayannis and Bouboulis family. Final preparations for
the arrival of Greek President Mr. Constantine Stephanopoulos were made by the local government officials.
Greek Navy Ship honoring
the ceremony
Next day, Greece's
President Mr. Stephanopoulos arrived on the island for the ceremony.
It was a very colorful affair with a Greek Navy warship attending
and cannons firing. In his speech President Stephanopoulos
commented extensively on the role of the two Greek heroines and
their significance in Greece's history . The ceremony was followed
by a nice reception at Hotel Poseidonion.
President
Stepahanopoulos unveiling the statues of Lela Carayannis and
of her great grandmother Laskarina Bouboulina,  Greece's national heroines.
 
The President
of Greece Mr. Kanelopoulos signing the Proclamation linking Greece's
two National Heroines Lela Carayannis and her great grandmother
Laskarina Bouboulina
George and
Ionna Carayannis , two of the three surviving children of Lela
Carayannis (Ioanna was held with her mother Lela in the concentration
camp of Haidari together with Electra, Byron (deceased)
and his brother Nelson (also deceased); Older brother George
(shown above ) managed to escape, continued the Bouboulina organization
activities and fought effectively in the mountains until Greece
was liberated.
Lady Admiral
Laskarina Bouboulina's flag above statues was raised on her flagship
"Agamemnon" on the 13 of March 1821, declaring Greece's
Independence.
Dr. George
Pararas-Carayannis alone, and with wife Dr. Carol Carayannis
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