Aristides Kollias (Albanian: Aristidh Kola) was a lawyer, author and political activist in Greece. An Arvanite from Thebes, he was the president of Arvanitic League and editor of the magazines Besa and Arvanon. He died in 2000. Aristidh Kola dedicated his life and contributed toward Arvanites and Albanian cause, emphasising that the “Greek to be called Greek must prove his Arvanitic origin”, with extensive work and references he proved that the original Hellenic population shares with Arvanites and Albanians the same origin. His books were published several time and are best seller in Greece specially "Arvanites and the descent of the Greeks".He is treated as heroes among his patriots. There are claimed that he was poisons with radioactive substance, during an interview before he died he declared himself that is being killed as they were killed before several leaders of Arvanitic community.

Published works

Kollias, Aristidis (1983): Αρβανίτες και η καταγωγή των Ελλήνων. ["Arvanites and the descent of the Greeks"]. Athens.

External links

Arvanitic Leage of Greece (in Greek)