The street art of Loukanikos is a tribute to this famous Athenian street dog who died in 2014.
Loukanikos became a national hero because he was always present at the riots in Syntagma Square during the economic crisis of the early 1910s. On the front line of the demonstrations, he enthusiastically joined the demonstrators by barking loudly at the riot police.

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RemcoM

October 13, 2021

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Riot dog" is a term used by English-speaking media denoting any of the stray dogs that accompanied street protesters in Athens, Greece, in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, when the country was plunged into a severe recession by the Greek government-debt crisis.[1] It has been observed that a number of these dogs remained among the protesters even when violent rioting breaks out.[2][3] Greece's Riot Dogs acquired a large following of fans around the world via the media of the internet as a symbol of the protests of the everyman against an oligarchic government state.

RemcoM

October 18, 2021

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Loukanikos (Greek: Λουκάνικος: "the sausage loukaniko"), initially named "Theodor", was a Greek riot dog that participated in almost every anti-austerity protest in Greece.He was commonly known for joining protests, barking at police, helping in street battles with the Greek police as well as participating in anarchist rallies and picket lines.

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