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Initial reports say that he is in critical condition.
According to the same reports, Theodorakis felt intense discomfort on Saturday morning and an ambulance was summoned to his residence immediately. Diagnostic tests show that he is apparently suffering from a very serious lung infection.
The hospital has yet to issue an official communiqué.
Theodorakis (born July 29, 1925) is viewed as Greece's best-known living composer. He scored for the films Zorba the Greek (1964), Z (1969), and Serpico (1973).
Theodorakis has spoken out against the Iraq war and Israel's occupation of Gaza and the West Bank has condemned Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou for establishing closer relations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was guilty, he said, of "war crimes in Lebanon and Gaza." On December 1, 2010 Mikis Theodorakis founded "Spitha: People's Independent Movement", a non-political movement which calls people to gather and express their political ideas. The main goal of "Spitha" is to help Greece stay clear off its economic crisis. On May 31, Theodorakis gave a speech attended by approximately 10,000 Greeks in the center of Athens, criticising the Greek government of George Papandreou for the loan debt it has taken from the International Monetary Fund. It was also the first time in many decades that he called for revolution. - Wikipedia
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