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| | Athens News Agency: Daily News Bulletin in English, 02-11-02 |
 | | Praise for Michalis Stasinopoulos, the first president of the republic after the restoration of democracy in Greece in 1974, continued on Friday from the country’s top political leaders, one day after the 99-year-old academic, jurist and politician died in Athens. |
 | | “Michail Stasinopoulos’ lengthy career graced the country’s public life,” Prime Minister Costas Simitis said in a released statement. |
 | | The premier lauded the Messinia prefecture native’s distinguished career as a law professor, judge and academic, saying he served justice in an exemplary fashion. |
| www.hri.org /cgi-bin/brief?/news/greek/ana/2002/02-11-02.ana.html (5286 words) |
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