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- 23 August / 5 September 1905 (Creation)
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Administrative history
Tachydromos was a newspaper of Alexandria (Egypt), first published in 1880 by Georgios Tinios (1856-1936). It was initially a weekly paper, before becoming a daily, and was one of the most popular and long-lived newspapers. During the course of its publication, it merged with other newspapers of Alexandria (Elpis, Metarrythmissis, Omonoia, thus reinforcing its position. After several changes in the directorship following the withdrawal of Vasileios G. Tinios, the newspaper was published until 1985.
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Announcement of the death of Alexandros Cavafy. Reference to the cause of his death and to his family.
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Greek
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Tachydromos (Alexandria), newspaper. “Newspaper Tachydromos (Alexandria) 1905”. Press clippings, 23.08.1905 / 05.09.1905. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S02-F25-SF007-0036 (489), Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF02-S02-F25-SF007-0036.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Theodorou, family (Subject)
- Cavafy (Theodorou), Thelxiopi (Subject)
- Cavafy, Alexandros P. (Subject)
- Cavafy, C. P. (Subject)
- Cavafy, Paul (Subject)
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Archivist's note
There are three copies of this particular issue of the newspaper in the archive.