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2 unusual facts about George Papandreou


Richard D. Wolff

One of his students, George Papandreou, went on to become Prime Minister of Greece from 2009 to 2011.

Zygmunt Mineyko

The son of Andreas Papandreou and the great-grandson of Zygmunt Mineyko, George Papandreou became the third member of the Papandreou family to serve as the country's prime minister (2009–2011).


Chrysanthos Mentis Bostantzoglou

In 1964 there was a debate in the Greek Parliament in which Ilias Iliou, parliamentary leader of the United Democratic Left (EDA), addressed the Prime Minister George Papandreou who had just triumphed in the elections of 19 February 1964 and proclaimed that “Democracy has won”.

Costas Simitis

Simitis was succeeded as PASOK leader by then-Minister of Foreign Affairs George Papandreou, the only candidate in these elections.

Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas

On July 15, 1965 he was appointed Prime Minister of Greece by king Constantine, after the latter dismissed George Papandreou, Sr., a move that is known as Apostasia of 1965.

Georgios Karayiannis

Later the same day, Greek Prime Minister Georgios Papandreou sent a message to Makarios expressing his disapproval of the latter's initiatives.

Karolos Papoulias

On 12 December 2004, Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis, leader of the governing New Democracy party, and George Papandreou, leader of the PASOK opposition, nominated Papoulias for the presidency, which is chosen by the Parliament.


see also

Apostasia

Apostasia of 1965, a series of political events in Greece, which toppled the legally elected government of George Papandreou, senior

Greek legislative election, 2004

George Papandreou is the son of Andreas Papandreou, three times (1981, 1985, 1993) Prime Minister and the founder of PASOK, and the grandson of Georgios Papandreou, a liberal centrist who entered national politics in the 1920s and was twice Prime Minister (1944, 1963).