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Konstantinos G. Karamanlis was a Greek statesman who was the four-time Prime Minister of Greece and two-term president of the Third Hellenic Republic, serving in the former role from 1955 to 1963 and from 1974 to 1980. A towering figure of Greek politics, his political career spanned portions of seven decades, covering much of the latter half of the 20th century.
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Born 8 March 1907 · Died 23 April 1998 · Q156806
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Several events were held to celebrate 100 years since his birth
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Karamanlis replied to Bitsios that he would return under the condition that the King were to impose martial law, as was his constitutional prerogative
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Former agents of the Eastern German secret police, the Stasi, claimed to Greek investigative reporters that during the Cold War, they had orchestrated an operation of evidence falsification, to present Karamanlis as havi
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Died 1998-04-23.
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“will not deal with the former king”
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The former King reiterated Sulzberger's allegations, Karamanlis stated that he "will not deal with the former king's statements because both their content and attitude are unworthy of comment
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At the age of 88, having won 5 parliamentary elections, and having spent 14 years as prime minister, 10 years as President of the Republic, and a total of more than sixty years in active politics
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Was re-elected President by a conservative parliamentary majority (under the conservative government of then Prime Minister Konstantinos Mitsotakis) and served until 1995, when he was succeeded by Kostis Stephanopoulo
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Career landmark: President of Greece (1990–1995).
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Career landmark: substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (1989–1991).
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Won Robert Schuman Medal (1986).
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But was again elected in 1990, and served until his retirement from active politics in 1995
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Oversaw Greece's formal entry into the European Economic Community
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Career landmark: President of Greece (1980–1985).
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Karamanlis resigned as prime minister and was elected President of the Republic
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Karamanlis relinquished the Premiership and was elected President of the Republic in 1980 by the Parliament, and in 1981 he oversaw Greece's formal entry into the European Economic Community as its tenth member
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Awarded Charlemagne Prize (1978).
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New Democracy again won the elections, and Karamanlis continued to serve as prime minister until 1980
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Greece (1974–1980).
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Career landmark: President of the New Democracy (1974–1980).
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Karamanlis was recalled to Athens to assume interim premiership
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The invasion of Cyprus by the Turks led to the collapse of the military junta
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Even though it is widely acknowledged that he skillfully avoided an all-out war with Turkey during that time
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That Karamanlis should have resigned the premiership and pressed charges against Merten as a private individual in German courts, in order to fully clear his name
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And a distinguished politician who had repeatedly criticized Papadopoulos and his successor
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Constantine II of Greece sent his envoy Demetrios Bitsios to Paris on a mission to convince Karamanlis to return to Greece and resume a role in Greek politics
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Karamanlis resigned following a disagreement with King Paul amidst spiralling political crises in Greece
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Greece (1961–1963).
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Announced a five-year plan (1959–64) for the Greek economy, emphasizing improvement of agricultural and industrial production, heavy investment on infrastructure and the promotion of tourism, setting the bases of the
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His government engaged in negotiations with the United Kingdom and Turkey, which culminated in the Zurich Agreement as a basis for a deal on the independence of Cyprus
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Greece (1958–1961).
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And 1961 were marred by controversy and political division
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Greece (1955–1958).
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Career landmark: Minister of Public Works (1952–1955).
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The niece of Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, a prominent politician
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Along with most prominent members of the People's Party, Karamanlis joined the Greek Rally of Alexandros Papagos
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And in 1952 he was named Minister for Public Works in Alexandros Papagos's Greek Rally administration
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As a member of the conservative People's Party
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Career landmark: member of the Hellenic Parliament (1935–1936).
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After the region of Macedonia was annexed by Greece in the aftermath of the First and Second Balkan War
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Born 1907-03-08.
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