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Georgios Papadopoulos
Georgios Papadopoulos was a Hellenic Army officer and military dictator who ruled Greece from 1967 to 1973. He led the military junta that overthrew Prime Minister Panagiotis Kanellopoulos in 1967 and established his dictatorship. He was proclaimed Prime Minister of Greece from 1967 and served until 1973. He was elected President of Greece under the junta in June 1973, following a referendum. Howe…
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politics · Dictator of Greece from 1967 to 1973 · military personnel · military officer · dictator · politician · also Georgios Papadopoulos, Geórgios Papadópulos, Papadopoulos
Born 5 May 1919 · Died 27 June 1999 · Q156505
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1999· 1 entry
Died 1999-06-27.
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1980· 1 entry
Mention that he took a civil engineering course at the Polytechneion but did not graduate
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1979· 1 entry
A decade after the divorce of Vasileiadi and Papadopoulos
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1974· 2 entries
Papadopoulos was tried for his part in the crimes of the junta and sentenced to death, but his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment
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During the period of Metapolitefsi ("regime change"), Papadopoulos and his cohorts were arrested and were eventually put on trial for high treason, mutiny, torture, and other crimes and misdemeanors
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1973· 3 entries
Was overthrown and arrested by his co-conspirator Brigadier General Dimitrios Ioannidis
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Career landmark: President of Greece (1973–1973).
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“Opis: z wywiadu udzielonego Orianie Fallaci we wrześniu 1973 w Atenach.”
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1972· 2 entries
A bill that would allow divorces on the basis of long-term separation (featuring a built-in sunset clause) was put forward by the government, only to meet the opposition of the Church of Greece
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Career landmark: Regent of Greece (1972–1973).
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1970· 2 entries
Career landmark: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece (1970–1973).
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As Prime Minister of the dictatorship, he decreed a custom-made divorce law with a strict time limit (and a built-in sunset clause) that enabled him to get the divorce
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1969· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of National Education and Religious Affairs of Greece (1969–1970).
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1967· 4 entries
Career landmark: Minister at the Presidency of the Government of Greece (1967–1973).
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Papadopoulos was promoted to colonel
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Greece (1967–1973).
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Career landmark: Minister for National Defence of Greece (1967–1973).
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1964· 1 entry
Papadopoulos was transferred to an artillery division in Western Thrace by a decree of Defense Minister Garoufalias, a member of the Centre Union (EK)
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1958· 1 entry
Helped create the Office of Military Studies, a surveillance authority, under General Gogousis
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1956· 1 entry
Papadopoulos took part in a failed coup attempt against King Pávlos
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1954· 1 entry
Met and entered into a relationship with Despina Sereti (née Gaspari) (1930–2023), an employee of the Hellenic Intelligence Service and the Geographical Service of the Greek Army, at the time Papadopoulos was posted t
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1942· 1 entry
After 3 years of courtship and 6 months of engagement, he married Niki Vasileiadi (died 2015), originally from Ilion of Asia Minor
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1941· 1 entry
Studied at National Technical University of Athens (1941).
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1940· 1 entry
Studied at Hellenic Military Academy (1937–1940).
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1937· 1 entry
Enrolled in the Hellenic Military Academy, completing its three-year programme in 1940
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1919· 1 entry
Born 1919-05-05.
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