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Alexandros Panagoulis

1939 - 1976

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Alexandros Panagoulis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Παναγούλης; 2 July 1939 – 1 May 1976) was a Greek politician and poet. He took an active role in the fight against the Regime of the Colonels (1967–1974) in Greece. He became famous for his attempt to assassinate dictator Georgios Papadopoulos on 13 August 1968, but also for the torture to which he was subjected during his detention. After the restoration of democracy, he was elected to the Greek parliament as a member of the Centre Union (E.K.). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexandros Panagoulis is the 7,341st most popular politician (down from 6,156th in 2019), the 385th most popular biography from Greece (down from 349th in 2019) and the 166th most popular Greek Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alexandros Panagoulis ranks 7,341 out of 19,576. Before him are Kusunoki Masashige, King Xuan of Zhou, Zhang Juzheng, Ado of Vienne, Salvius Julianus, and Sinan Pasha. After him are Shō Tai, Basil of Trebizond, Giorgi Saakadze, Liuva II, Juan Vicente Gómez, and Muhammad Naji al-Otari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Alexandros Panagoulis ranks 129. Before him are Nikola Pilić, Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, Karel Brückner, Enrico Albertosi, Scott McKenzie, and Yaphet Kotto. After him are Dieter Schwarz, Paul Sorvino, Jerry Butler, Jean Djorkaeff, Lily Tomlin, and John F. MacArthur. Among people deceased in 1976, Alexandros Panagoulis ranks 70. Before him are Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach, Arnold Gehlen, Harry Nyquist, Adolph Zukor, Walter H. Schottky, and Abdul Razak Hussein. After him are Géza Anda, Hans Richter, Kálmán Kalocsay, Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, Carol Reed, and Willi Hennig.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Alexandros Panagoulis ranks 385 out of 1,024. Before him are Alexios Komnenos (1106), Philip I of Macedon (-700), Konstantinos Mitsotakis (1918), Theophano of Athens (701), Iphicrates (-415), and Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark (1913). After him are Cleombrotus (-600), Dionysius of Corinth (150), Campaspe (-400), Demosthenes (-412), Archidamus III (-350), and Coroebus of Elis (-800).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Alexandros Panagoulis ranks 166. Before him are Ariston of Sparta (-550), Alexios Komnenos (1106), Philip I of Macedon (-700), Konstantinos Mitsotakis (1918), Theophano of Athens (701), and Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark (1913). After him are Archidamus III (-350), Demaratus of Corinth (-700), Simeon Uroš (1326), Demades (-380), Theopompus of Sparta (-800), and Phaedon Gizikis (1917).

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