Andreas Papandreou
Andreas Papandreou | |
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Ανδρέας Παπανδρέου | |
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| Prime Minister of Greece | |
| In office 13 October 1993 – 17 January 1996 | |
| President | Konstantinos Karamanlis Konstantinos Stephanopoulos |
| Preceded by | Konstantinos Mitsotakis |
| Succeeded by | Costas Simitis |
| In office 21 October 1981 – 2 July 1989 | |
| President | Konstantinos Karamanlis Christos Sartzetakis |
| Preceded by | Georgios Rallis |
| Succeeded by | Tzannis Tzannetakis |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 11 April 1990 – 13 October 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Vacant |
| Succeeded by | Miltiadis Evert |
| In office 12 October 1989 – 23 November 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Konstantinos Mitsotakis |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| In office 28 November 1977 – 21 October 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Georgios Mavros |
| Succeeded by | Georgios Rallis |
| President of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement | |
| In office 3 September 1974 – 23 June 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Costas Simitis |
| Member of the Hellenic Parliament | |
| In office 17 November 1974 – 23 June 1996 | |
| In office 19 February 1964 – 21 April 1967 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andreas Georgios Papandreou 5 February 1919 Chios, Greece |
| Died | 23 June 1996 (aged 77) Athens, Greece |
| Cause of death | Renal failure caused from heart disease |
| Political party | Panhellenic Socialist Movement |
| Spouse(s) | Christina Rasia
(m. 1941; div. 1951) |
| Children | George Sofia Nikos Andreas Emilia |
| Alma mater | University of Athens Harvard University |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Foundation website |
Andreas Georgios Papandreou (Greek: Ανδρέας Γεώργιος Παπανδρέου,[1] pronounced [anˈðreas papanˈðreu]; 5 February 1919 – 23 June 1996) was a Greek economist and politician. He was known for founding the political party PASOK, which he led from 1974 to 1996. He was the Prime Minister of Greece three times. His time as Prime Minister of Greece was notable for the passage of a wide range of progressive social reforms.[2]
Andreas Papandreou Media
Andreas Papandreou in 1968
Andreas Papandreou in an anti-dictatorial rally, Netherlands, 1968
The logo of PASOK in the elections of 1981
Andreas Papandreou in Athens European Council – 1983. (1st row L-R) Bettino Craxi, Wilfried Martens, Gaston Thorn, Margaret Thatcher, François Mitterrand, Andreas Papandreou, and Helmut Kohl
Greek National Income per decade for 1900–2000. During Papandreou's tenure from 1981 to 1989, the national income increased at approximately the same rate as it did during the turbulent decade of 1941–1950. Source: The Bank of Greece and National Statistical Service, various open source bulletins and reports.[3]
Davos World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 1988 – Handshake between Prime Ministers Andreas Papandreou and Turgut Özal
Four Greek politicians (L-R: Leonidas Kyrkos, Charilaos Florakis, Mitsotakis, Konstantinos Stephanopoulos) discuss a time after the Papandreou indictment for the Koskotas scandal. Papandreou called them the "gang of four", alluding to the Chinese political group of the same name.
Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou on official visit with United States President William J. Clinton, Washington, April 1994. Dimitra Liani is in the background on the right.
References
- ↑ Andreas Papandreou website.
- ↑ The Oxford Handbook of Modern Greek Politics, Editors: Kevin Featherstone, Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos 2020, P.522
- ↑ Bellou, Couloumbis & Kariotis 2003, p. 241.