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Costas Simitis

1936 - 2025

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Konstantinos G. Simitis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Γ. Σημίτης; 23 June 1936 – 5 January 2025) was a Greek politician who led the 'Modernization' movement of Greece . He succeeded in leadership Andreas Papandreou, the founder of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), and served as Prime Minister of Greece from 1996 to 2004. Simitis was a founding member of PASOK, and he gained significant ministerial experience in Papandreou's governments. Simitis' reputation was marked when he became Minister of National Economy in 1985 when PASOK's profligacy needed a new financial 'stability' imposed through an economic adjustment programme. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Costas Simitis is the 3,832nd most popular politician (up from 8,081st in 2019), the 242nd most popular biography from Greece (up from 425th in 2019) and the 98th most popular Greek Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Costas Simitis ranks 3,832 out of 19,576. Before him are Al-Hakam I, Prince George, Duke of Kent, Paul Bremer, Taharqa, Amytis of Media, and Charles III, Prince of Monaco. After him are Deiphobus, Isabella, Queen of Armenia, Empress Kōgyoku, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Tutush I, and Ashikaga Yoshiaki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Costas Simitis ranks 60. Before him are Vyjayanthimala Bali, Raymond Damadian, Choummaly Sayasone, Glenda Jackson, Hideki Shirakawa, and Ghassan Kanafani. After him are Don Cherry, Eva Hesse, Denny Hulme, Steve Reich, Abdul Qadeer Khan, and Jack Lousma. Among people deceased in 2025, Costas Simitis ranks 36. Before him are Denis Law, Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Peter Lax, Violeta Chamorro, and Jochen Mass. After him are Ján Zachara, Alfredo Palacio, Vitold Fokin, Oleg Gordievsky, Alfred Brendel, and Luis Galván.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Costas Simitis ranks 242 out of 1,024. Before him are Archelaus (-500), Agnodice (-400), Memnon of Rhodes (-380), Prokopis Pavlopoulos (1950), Mnesikles (-500), and Antiochus VIII Grypus (-141). After him are Xanthippus of Carthage (-300), Plutarch of Athens (350), Helen of Greece and Denmark (1896), Agathon (-448), Calchas (null), and Exekias (-501).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Costas Simitis ranks 98. Before him are Aglaonice (null), Cecrops I (null), Cleomenes III (-260), William of Villehardouin (1300), Prokopis Pavlopoulos (1950), and Antiochus VIII Grypus (-141). After him are Calchas (null), Demaratus (-600), Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark (1872), Prince George of Greece and Denmark (1869), Konstantin Dejanović (1355), and Archidamus II (-450).

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