Georgios Papandreou

thumb|Georgios Papandreou Georgios Papandreou (13 February 1888 – 1 November 1968) was a Greek politician, and the founder of the Papandreou political dynasty, father of Andreas Papandreou. He served three times as Prime Minister of Greece (1944–1945, 1963, 1964–1965) and was Deputy Prime Minister from 1950 to 1952. Over a political career that spanned more than five decades, he held numerous ministerial posts, beginning in 1914, as Director of the Political office of Eleftherios Venizelos. Papandreou was the founder of the Center Union is considered the ideological father of Greek Centrism, promoting a middle ground between right-wing conservative absolutism and left-wing progressive radicalism. A staunch anti-communist, deeply religious, eloquent orator and pragmatic under his leadership he sought to establish democratic stability, strengthen legal institutions, and introduce universal education in Greece. He also modernized the army, and reformed Greece’s foreign policy, playing a significant role in supporting Cyprus during its first major crisis with Turkey in 1964. For his lifelong defense of democracy and his moral authority, in his over 50 years long carrier in politics, he became known as "The Old Man of Democracy". Quotes He was glorified while in hiding, but vanished when he appearing. About Georgios Grivas, leader of the EOKA's struggle in Cyprus. Draenos Stan Andreas Papandreou: The Making of a Greek Democrat and Political Maverick 2012 I. B. Tauris New York en 978-1780760803 https://books.google.com/books?id=YvhTzAEACAAJ 88 Think, Andreas, if you die in America, how many people will come to your funeral? Then think how many will follow your casket in Athens if you stay. One of the last Georgios Papandreou's arguments in persuading his son, Andreas Papandreou, to stay in Greece and groom him as his successor and future prime minister. Stearns Monteagle :w:Monteagle Stearns The enigma of Andreas Papandreou 2021 Potomac Books Sterling en 978-1640123298 https://books.google.com/books?id=-nIDEAAAQBAJ 49 The Paraskevopoulos government was our last chance for avoiding a military take-over. With your [Andreas'] militant stand against it, with your strong statements against the King, with your distrust you instilled in the American contingent here, this became inevitable. Georgios Papandreou blaming his son, Andreas Papandreou, for the Greek Junta. Papandreou Andreas 7 Democracy at Gunpoint 1971 Deutsch New York en https://archive.org/details/democracyatgunpo0000papa 24 External links Category:Prime Ministers of Greece Category:Social democrats Category:Anti-communists Category:Nationalists Category:Economists from Greece Category:Lawyers from Greece Category:Prisoners Category:1888 births Category:1968 deaths Category:People of World War II Category:People of the Cold War