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Andreas Papandreou

1919 - 1996

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Andreas Georgiou Papandreou (Greek: Ανδρέας Γεωργίου Παπανδρέου, pronounced [anˈðreas papanˈðreu]; 5 February 1919 – 23 June 1996) was a Greek academic and economist who founded the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) and served three terms as prime minister of Greece. Papandreou was born in 1919, the son of Georgios Papandreou. In 1938, in his early 20s, Papandreou left Greece for United States to escape the Metaxas' dictatorship (1936–1941) and became a prominent academic. Papandreou returned to Greece in 1959 after years of resisting his father's entreaties. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andreas Papandreou is the 3,378th most popular politician (down from 3,101st in 2019), the 218th most popular biography from Greece (down from 209th in 2019) and the 84th most popular Greek Politician.

Andreas Papandreou was a Greek politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece from 1981 to 1989. He is most famous for introducing the "Papandreou package," which was a series of economic reforms that helped Greece's economy recover from the recession in the 1980s.

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Among politicians, Andreas Papandreou ranks 3,378 out of 19,576. Before him are George Papandreou, C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Queen of Sardinia, Henry II, Duke of Austria, Saloninus, and Mike Johnson. After him are Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona, Vologases V, William IV, Duke of Bavaria, Bidzina Ivanishvili, Ptolemy X Alexander I, and Samsu-iluna.

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Among people born in 1919, Andreas Papandreou ranks 35. Before him are Pete Seeger, Nat King Cole, Iris Murdoch, Donald J. Cram, Dino De Laurentiis, and Abdirashid Shermarke. After him are Leon Festinger, Hans-Joachim Marseille, James M. Buchanan, Jennifer Jones, Gerhard Barkhorn, and Oleg Penkovsky. Among people deceased in 1996, Andreas Papandreou ranks 37. Before him are Artur Axmann, Solomon Asch, Ademir de Menezes, Abdus Salam, Claudette Colbert, and Lars Ahlfors. After him are Geoffrey Wilkinson, Fujiko Fujio, Masaki Kobayashi, Marcel Carné, António de Spínola, and Helmut Schön.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Andreas Papandreou ranks 218 out of 1,024. Before him are Telamon (null), Stilpo (-359), Idomeneus of Crete (null), Erasistratus (-303), Kyriakos Mitsotakis (1968), and Periander (-700). After him are Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (-135), Athenagoras of Athens (133), Leochares (-400), George Maniakes (998), Antiochus XI Epiphanes (-115), and Ephialtes (-590).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Andreas Papandreou ranks 84. Before him are Brasidas (-500), Gazi Husrev-beg (1480), Nicias (-500), Telamon (null), Idomeneus of Crete (null), and Kyriakos Mitsotakis (1968). After him are Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (-135), Antiochus XI Epiphanes (-115), Ephialtes (-590), Cypselus (-700), Thessalonike of Macedon (-352), and Agis IV (-265).

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