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  Andreas Papandreou - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Papandreou was born in Chios, Greece, the son of the leading Greek Liberal politician George Papandreou.
The dictatorship of Ioannis Metaxas was established in 1936, and in 1939 Papandreou was arrested, imprisoned, and tortured.
Papandreou was hospitalised with advanced heart disease and kidney failure in November 1995, and finally retired from office on January 16, 1996.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Andreas_Papandreou   (1081 words)

  
 George Andreas Papandreou - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Papandreou was born in St Paul, Minnesota, in the United States, where his father, Andreas Papandreou, then held a university post.
Papandreou was estranged from his father, but their political relationship did not seem to suffer.
Papandreou was unwilling to make concessions on Greece's fundamental position that Cyprus must be reunited, but he accepted that this could not lead to a normal unitary state.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Papandreou,_junior   (820 words)

  
 Biographies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Greece's Socialist Party (PASOK) leader Andreas Papandreou was born in Chios in 1919 and died on 23rd of June 1996 in Athens after a prolonged illness.
Papandreou was born at the island of Chios in 1919, son of later prime minister George Papandreou and Sophia Meneiko.
Papandreou was arrested in April 1967 by the military junta only to be released eight months later and be sent to exile, first in Sweden and later in Canada.
www.hri.org /MPA/bios/papandreou.html   (620 words)

  
 HBC biography: Andreas Papandreou
Papandreou was arrested in 1939 for political activities during the Metaxa dictatorship.
Andreas Papandreou, as Prime Minister, abolished the use of complicated accentuation marks in Greek language in 1981 and school uniforms in 1982.
Papandreou was hospitalized in late November 1995 with kidney and lung ailments.
histclo.com /bio/p/ib/bio-pap.html   (936 words)

  
 Greece 1964-1974 KH
What concerned the opponents of George Papandreou most about him was his son Andreas Papandreou, who had been head of the economics department at the University of California at Berkeley and a minister in his father's cabinet, was destined for a leading role m the new government.
Andreas Papandreou's bark was worse than his bite, as his later presidency was to amply demonstrate.
When Andreas Papandreou assumed his ministerial duties in 1964 he was shocked to discover what was becoming a fact of life for every techno-industrial state in the world: an intelligence service gone wild, a shadow government with powers beyond the control of the nation's nominal leaders.
www.thirdworldtraveler.com /Blum/Greece_KH.html   (2313 words)

  
 George Papandreou   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Papandreou was born in St Paul[For more facts and a topic of this subject, click this link], EHandler: no quick summary.
Dimitra liani is the widow of former prime minister of greece andreas papandreou....
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www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/ge/george_papandreou.htm   (1647 words)

  
 AthensNews onLine SEARCH
And the era of the two rival dynasties is not set to end, as, after a record 8-year-long governing of Greece by Costas Simitis, the families are back on the stage: a member of one of the two will be the country's next prime minister two months from now.
US-born George Papandreou, 51, the leader-in-waiting of the ruling socialist Pasok party, carries the legacy and the popular name of two charismatic politicians, his grandfather George and father Andreas Papandreou.
George Papandreou's grandfather, George (1888-1968), in 1944 headed the government-in-exile and afterwards the first post-war Greek government, still in power when the first chapter of the tragic civil war was written in Athens in December 1944.
www.athensnews.gr /athweb/nathens.print_unique?e=C&f=13048&m=A04&aa=3&eidos=S   (640 words)

  
 Andreas Papandreou was born in Chios on February 5th 1919.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Andreas Papandreou was born in Chios on February 5th 1919.
Andreas Papandreou, whether loved or hated was one of the most important leaders in the history of Greece.
Pehaps he will be best remembered for leaving his son George Papandreou, one of the most progressive leaders in the Greek government (or anywhere for that matter) and his son Nicholas an acclaimed writer.
www.ahistoryofgreece.com /biography/andreaspapandreou.htm   (409 words)

  
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Papandreou said: "PASOK was not born to become a shooting star, it will not be given away, it will not be inherited and it will not be broken up into clans." "We once again look upon politics as being a force of creation and change to dissolve clouds of decadence.
Papandreou said "Initiatives are being undertaken, in a sense, and this is indicated by the meetings we have had." Later, Mr.
Papandreou is accompanied by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs Karolos Papoulias, Tourism Dionysis Linanos, Merchant Marine George Katsifaras, Alternate National Economy Yiannos Papantoniou, Under-secretary to the Prime Minister's office Telemahos C hitiris, and a group of 25 representatives of economic organisations.
www.b-info.com /places/Bulgaria/news/94-04/apr18.gr   (1837 words)

  
 Cyprus
Andreas Papandreou, who had been head of the economics department at the University of California at Berkeley and a minister in his father's cabinet, was destined for a leading role in the new government.
Andreas Papandreou's bark was worse than his bite, as his later presidency was to simply demonstrate.
Andreas demanded that the American leave his office, which he did, but not before warning that "there would be consequences".
www.greece.org /cyprus/Takism5.htm   (3486 words)

  
 The Harvard Crimson :: News :: An Interview with Andreas Papandreou
Andreas Papandreou, the leading figure of the Greek political left, has posed one question ceaselessly ever since his exile by the military junta which now rules his country: Why is it that the Greek people did not rise in large numbers to crush the dictatorship and restore democratic rule?
The elder Papandreou had been removed as Prime Minister in July 1965 by King Constantine-who fabricated a "constitutional crisis" especially for the occasion-and the country had since been ruled by a series of puppet "caretaker" governments.
But, as Andreas Papandreou suggested in a recent interview, the survival of the dictatorship cannot be laid to the apathy or disinterestedness of the people whom it rules.
www.thecrimson.com /article.aspx?ref=355621   (883 words)

  
 CNN - Greece mourns Papandreou - June 23, 1996
In Washington, the White House hailed Papandreou as a "key figure in assuring the triumph of democracy in the land of its birth," according to a statement from spokesman Mike McCurry.
Papandreou had not been seen in public since his release from a hospital on March 21.
France's former Socialist culture minister, Jack Lang, said Papandreou was a longtime friend and the father of the rebirth of a "proud and open Greece...
www.cnn.com /WORLD/9606/23/papandreou   (515 words)

  
 Biography of Georgios Papandreou   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The son and grandson of Greek prime ministers, Papandreou became the leader of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) party in February 2004.
Papandreou at the commemorative gathering for the murdered Swedish Foreign Minister Anna LindhPapandreou received numerous awards and honorary degrees in recognition of his work for human rights.
Papandreou and his wife Anta have a son, Andreas (born 1982), and a daughter, Margarita-Elena (born 1990), making it possible that the Papandreou dynasty will extend to a fourth generation.
biography-2.qardinalinfo.com /p/Papandreou_Georgios.html   (714 words)

  
 The Rise of the Junta in Greece
During George Papandreou's eighteen month reign as prime-minister the problems between the Greek-Cypriots and the Turkish minority on the island of Cyprus come to a head.
Andreas Papandreou is imprisoned for his involvement in ASPIDA and would have most likely been executed except for the pressure on US President Lyndon Johnson by American academics.
Papandreou is released eight months later and leaves the country to spend the next 6 years as a critic of the junta.
www.ahistoryofgreece.com /junta.htm   (4377 words)

  
 The Coup in Athens
To the accompaniment of massive demonstrations by Papandreou's supporters protesting against a 'royal coup d'etat', the king's strategy was to try to split the Centre Union by attempting to form a minority government from within its ranks.
Faced with the prospect of Andreas Papandreou spending the election campaign under arrest, the Centre Union tabled a law extending parliamentary immunity for the duration of the election campaign.
Papandreou made a token protest but it was clear that he did not seriously doubt that Kanellopoulos would hold fair elections.
www.cyprus-conflict.net /coup_in_athens.htm   (5436 words)

  
 PASOK
Following the celebrative acquittal of Andreas Papandreou and the deposition of D. Tsovola from parliamentary office upon the resolution of the Special Tribunal, PASOK wins the battle in the revote of Athens` 2nd Constituency.
Andreas Papandreou is elected for a third three - year term as Prime Minister.
Andreas Papandreou is unanimously reelected as President of PASOK.
www.pasok.gr /en/history/index.asp?id=3   (692 words)

  
 EMBASSY OF GREECE: PRESS OFFICE - News Flash   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
He said Andreas Papandreou was a charismatic leader, a man who gave shape to the visions of the people, one who transformed the concerns, sensitivities and claims of the progressive side into speech and political prospect.
She said Andreas Papandreou is praised as a great and charismatic leader and visionary but "we judge a historic personality based on the question at the services of whom did he place his abilities."
He added that Andreas Papandreou's contribution was also positive in that the first steps were made for the formation of a considerable social state in Greece and in completing measures to restore democratic legality and a state of justice.
www.greekembassy.org /press/newsflash/1998/June/nflash0624a.html   (589 words)

  
 Telegraph | News | Papandreou tries on his father's shoes
Beyond the borders of Greece - where he served three terms as prime minister - Andreas Papandreou was widely viewed as a charismatic lunatic known for his corruption, womanising, arch populism and a penchant for befriending dodgy world leaders.
Mr Papandreou is due to run against Costas Karamanlis, 47, the nephew of the former prime minister and president Constantine Karamanlis and once a great rival of his father.
Mr Papandreou is a member of the government that crushed the November 17 terrorist movement.
www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/01/10/wgreec10.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/01/10/ixworld.html   (1072 words)

  
 Biography of Andreas Papandreou   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Greek stamps showing Papandreou at various stages of his lifePapandreou returned to Greece in 1959, where he headed an economic development research program.
In 1989 he divorced the widely-respected Margaret Papandreou and married an Olympic Airways hostess, Dimitra Liani.
Papandreou was hospitalised with advanced heart disease and kidney failure in November 1995, and finally retired from office on 21 March 1996.
biography-2.qardinalinfo.com /p/Papandreou_Andreas.html   (889 words)

  
 Papandreou, Andreas - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Papandreou, Andreas
After being acquitted in January 1992, Papandreou's request for a general election was rejected by the government.
Following his hospitalization with pneumonia in November 1995, Papandreou resigned the premiership in January 1996;; in March he was declared well and released from hospital, but died three months later.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Papandreou,%20Andreas   (285 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
"Andreas Papandreou was admired as an economist for his knowledge and his analytical mind," he said.
Two of Papandreou's sons, Andrikos and Nikos, arrived shortly afterward with their wives, followed by the delegation from the Socialist International (SI), including former Turkish foreign minister Erdal Inonu and SI president Pierre Mauroy, accompanied by Interior, Public Administration and Decentralization Minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos.
After the last eulogy was delivered and those present in the congregation had extended their condolences to Papandreou's family, his coffin was placed on an artillery gun-carriage as an honour guard from all three military services presented arms.
www.b-info.com /places/Bulgaria/news/96-06/jun27.ana   (1175 words)

  
 Independent, The (London): Obituary: Andreas Papandreou   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Andreas Papandreou dominated the political life of Greece, whether in or out of office, for much of the second half of the century.
Papandreou was born in 1919, the son by his first marriage of George Papandreou, who was himself twice prime minister.
In 1938, during the quasi-Fascist Metaxas dictatorship, Andreas Papandreou, while a student at the University of Athens, was arrested for purported Trotskyism.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19960624/ai_n14046060   (464 words)

  
 CNN - Former Greek premier Papandreou dead after prolonged illness - June 22, 1996
Papandreou had to undergo dialysis every other day because his kidneys failed during his long bout with pneumonia and a number of other infections beginning in late November.
Papandreou resigned a Greek prime minister in January with two years remaining in his term, saying he was too weak to continue after two months in a hospital intensive care unit for lung and kidney failure.
Papandreou won a second term as prime minister in the mid-1980s, but his luck began to run out later that decade.
www.cnn.com /WORLD/9606/22/papandreou   (621 words)

  
 Greek prime minister's fight for life keeps likely successors at bay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Papandreou was still unable to breathe fully on his own and getting him off a respirator was "a difficult problem," said hospital spokesman Gregory Skalkeas.
Papandreou enjoys abiding popularity with much of the center left in Greece as the man who broke the right's post-war grip on power in 1981 and then poured European Union subsidies and funds into the neglected countryside.
During most of that time, Papandreou has been incapacitated with a tube in his throat preventing him from talking and often requiring heavy sedation because of the discomfort.
www.chron.com /content/chronicle/world/95/12/04/greece.html   (544 words)

  
 Poetic Memory - Book Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
In a literary collage that is short, sweet, and poetic, Nicholas Papandreou paints a captivating portrait of childhood.
Papandreou handsomely depicts the inner-life of a family that never escapes public scrutiny.
When his father is arrested, for instance (as Andreas Papandreou was in April 1967 by the military junta) Alex describes how he and his mother used cigarette signals to communicate with the prisoners.
www.jeremycaplan.com /Poetic.htm   (1039 words)

  
 Former Greek Premier Andreas Papandreou dies at 77   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Papandreou has not been seen in public since his release from a hospital March 21 after a four-month stay.
Papandreou founded the Panhellenic Socialist Movement in 1974 and led it to electoral victory in 1981, heading Greece's first Socialist government until 1989.
Despite ill health, having undergone major heart surgery in 1988, Papandreou stayed on as leader of the opposition and brought the Socialists back to power in elections in October 1993.
www.chron.com /content/chronicle/world/96/06/22/papendreou.html   (277 words)

  
 ANDREAS PAPANDREOU DIES
Papandreou was planning to address the congress and, up to one hour prior to his death, was adding the final touches on his speech.
Andreas Papandreou's last rhetoric remained unfinished in the hands of his closest associates, who were with him up until one hour prior to his death during today's early morning hours.
Papandreou as the "most significant Greek politician in the country's post-war era," while television channel "7" stated that the Socialist leader made Greeks throughout the world feel proud with his patriotic stance on national matters.
www.btinternet.com /~argyros.argyrou/obit.htm   (1949 words)

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