Journalist Zahos Hadjifotiou Died: RIP! Zahos Hadjifotiou, a journalist and Greek Bon Viveur, has died at the young age of 99. According to reports, Zachos Hatzifotiou was dying in hospital from a terrible disease. It is a terrible loss for his friends, admirers, family and friends.
The news about Zachos Hatzifotiou’s death broke on the internet, social media and television. Zachos Hatzifotiou’s death shocked readers and well-wishers.
He would have written a wonderful story with the classy touch and emotion that no generation will ever have again. Follow Fox24x7.com to get daily updates.
Who Was Zachos Hatzifotiou?
Zachos Hatzifotiou has been called to be the greatest magician of words in all of human history. He had written many stories. Zachos Hatzifotiou was from Psara (the Greek Island of The Aegean Sea). He was born in Plaka on the 28th September 1923.
After the Turkish people destroyed Plaka, Zachos Hatzifotiou was moved to Plaka, Athens. Zachos Hatzifotiou graduated from the Experimental School of Athens. “The Middle East Affairs,” his book, recounts Hadjifotiou’s experiences in the legendary events of WWII with all their tragedy and details exactly as they were experienced by him.
The stories are based on true experiences and not on war historian descriptions. It is also a vivid portrayal of the cosmopolitan, aristocratic urban environments in Alexandria, Cairo, Beirut during turbulent years when death was high probability and people tried to live life to its fullest.
Zahos Hadjifotiou pursues journalism: Journalist Zahos Hadjifotiou Died
He returned to Greece after the war to continue working in his family’s textile industry and trade businesses until 1956. He was Paris’s director of a publishing company from 1956 to 1962.
Zahos was an active shipping entrepreneur from 1962-1970. From 1970, he became a journalist and writer. He contributed to major Greek dailies, including “Kathimerini”, Tachydromos under the pseudonym of “Iakchos”, and “Ta Nea”. Zahos was also a television producer and is best known for his work on the TV show “Five minutes from Zachos Zahos Hadjifotiou.”
He was a playboy for most of his adult life, and also a prominent member the international and Greek jet-set. Tzeni Karezi was one of the many romances in his adult life. He married her in 1962. Karezi was more than a talented actress on screen and on camera. She was also an activist for many issues right up to the end. Their wedding was the most memorable social event in Greece.
Zachos Hatzifotiou was also a soldier in the military operations. Hatzifotiou was the first soldier of the Desert Pontiacs during the siege at Tobruk. Later, Zachos Hatzifotiou was the 3rd Mountain Brigade in Rimini. After the wars ended, Zachos Hatzifotiou began to work with his family in the textile industry. He was 56 years old. Zachos Hatzifotiou worked hard until he was old enough to be alive.
How Did Zachos Hatzifotiou Die?
Sources claim that Zachos Hatzifotiou had been suffering from a chronic, long-term illness for some time. The disease took him out of his life, leaving behind his family, friends and admirers with deep sorrow. According to some reports, Zachos Hatzifotiou was admitted at the NIMTS hospital.
Zachos Hatzifotiou’s death shocked everyone. Nothing will ever be able to bring him back. All the words Zachos Hatzifotiou ever used will keep the writer-magician in him alive for many more years. Maybe he’ll live to see his words read. May the soul and memory of Zachos Hatzifotiou rest in peace.
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