15 Facts About Georgios Papandreou

Georgios Papandreou was a Greek politician, the founder of the Papandreou political dynasty.

Georgios Papandreou served three terms as the prime minister of Greece.

Georgios Papandreou was deputy prime minister from 1950 to 1952, in the governments of Nikolaos Plastiras and Sofoklis Venizelos.

Georgios Papandreou served numerous times as a cabinet minister, starting in 1923, in a political career that spanned more than five decades.

Georgios Papandreou was the son of Father Andreas Stavropoulos, an Orthodox archpriest.

Georgios Papandreou studied law in Athens and political science in Berlin.

Georgios Papandreou later fled to the Middle East and joined the predominantly Venizelist government-in-exile based in the Kingdom of Egypt.

Georgios Papandreou tried to normalise the highly polarised situation between the EAM and non-EAM forces, collaborating mainly with Lieutenant-General Sir Ronald Scobie, who was, after the Caserta agreement, responsible for all the Allied forces.

Georgios Papandreou continuously accused Sofoklis Venizelos for these maladies, considering his leadership dour and uninspiring.

In 1961, Georgios Papandreou revived Greek liberalism by founding the Centre Union Party, a confederation of old liberal Venizelists, social democrats and dissatisfied conservatives.

Georgios Papandreou managed to take control of the Center Union's youth organization.

Georgios Papandreou had opposed the Zurich and London Agreement, which led to the foundation of the Republic of Cyprus.

Georgios Papandreou's funeral became the occasion for a massive anti-dictatorship demonstration.

Georgios Papandreou is interred at the First Cemetery of Athens, alongside his son Andreas.

Georgios Papandreou was regarded as one of the best orators in the Greek political scene and a persistent fighter for Democracy.