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Georgios Papadopoulos

1919 - 1999

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Georgios Papadopoulos (; Greek: Γεώργιος Παπαδόπουλος [ʝeˈorʝi.os papaˈðopulos]; 5 May 1919 – 27 June 1999) was a Greek military officer and dictator who led a coup d'etat in Greece in 1967 and became the country's Prime Minister from 1967 to 1973. He also was the President of Greece under the junta in 1973, following a referendum. However, after causing a massacre by deploying military riflemen and a tank brigade to attack non-violent protestors to surpress the Athens Polytechnic uprising, he was, in turn, overthrown by hardliner Dimitrios Ioannidis, in a string of events that would culminate in the fall of the regime in 1974. His and the dictatorship's legacy, as well as its methods he constructed and effects on Greek economy and society as a whole, are still fiercely debated. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Georgios Papadopoulos is the 2,209th most popular politician (down from 1,915th in 2019), the 155th most popular biography from Greece (down from 145th in 2019) and the 59th most popular Greek Politician.

Georgios Papadopoulos was a Greek military officer who led a coup d'état that overthrew King Constantine II of Greece and his government.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Georgios Papadopoulos ranks 2,209 out of 19,576. Before him are Jean Parisot de Valette, Alfonso XI of Castile, Hipparchus, Gianni Agnelli, John II of Aragon, and Konstantin Päts. After him are Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria, Sigurd II of Norway, Eugène Edine Pottier, Lin Biao, Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria, and Mohamed Hussein Tantawi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Georgios Papadopoulos ranks 23. Before him are William Lipscomb, Desmond Doss, Matilde Camus, Walter Scheel, Fausto Coppi, and Pierre Trudeau. After him are Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, Lino Ventura, Margot Fonteyn, Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence, and Pete Seeger. Among people deceased in 1999, Georgios Papadopoulos ranks 23. Before him are Wassily Leontief, Anatoliy Solovianenko, Robert Bresson, Willi Stoph, Glenn T. Seaborg, and Wilt Chamberlain. After him are Joe DiMaggio, Trygve Haavelmo, Oliver Reed, Gerhard Herzberg, Julius Nyerere, and Iris Murdoch.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Georgios Papadopoulos ranks 155 out of 1,024. Before him are Pherecydes of Syros (-580), Saint Giles (640), Callicrates (-470), Euclid of Megara (-435), Parmenion (-400), and Hipparchus (-600). After him are Ioannis Kapodistrias (1776), Ephialtes of Trachis (-550), Philip V of Macedon (-238), Panaetius (-185), Pausanias (null), and Cleon (-450).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Georgios Papadopoulos ranks 59. Before him are Antonia Minor (-36), Hippias (-600), Perseus of Macedon (-212), Nabis (-300), Antonia the Elder (-39), and Hipparchus (-600). After him are Ioannis Kapodistrias (1776), Ephialtes of Trachis (-550), Philip V of Macedon (-238), Sophia Palaiologina (1455), Gülnuş Sultan (1642), and Caranus of Macedon (-900).

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