Constantine Karamanlis
| Konstantinos Karamanlis Κωνσταντίνος Καραμανλής |
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| President of Greece | |
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In office 5 May 1990 – 10 March 1995 |
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| Prime Minister |
Konstantinos Mitsotakis Andreas Papandreou |
| Preceded by | Christos Sartzetakis |
| Succeeded by | Konstantinos Stephanopoulos |
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In office 10 May 1980 – 10 March 1985 |
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| Prime Minister |
Georgios Rallis Andreas Papandreou |
| Preceded by | Konstantinos Tsatsos |
| Succeeded by | Ioannis Alevras (Acting) |
| Prime Minister of Greece | |
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In office 24 July 1974 – 10 May 1980 |
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| President |
Phaedon Gizikis Michail Stasinopoulos Konstantinos Tsatsos |
| Preceded by | Adamantios Androutsopoulos |
| Succeeded by | Georgios Rallis |
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In office 4 November 1961 – 17 June 1963 |
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| Monarch | Paul |
| Preceded by | Konstantinos Dovas |
| Succeeded by | Panagiotis Pipinelis |
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In office 17 May 1958 – 20 September 1961 |
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| Monarch | Paul |
| Preceded by | Konstantinos Georgakopoulos |
| Succeeded by | Konstantinos Dovas |
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In office 6 October 1955 – 5 March 1958 |
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| Monarch | Paul |
| Preceded by | Alexander Papagos |
| Succeeded by | Konstantinos Georgakopoulos |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
8 March 1907 Proti, Ottoman Empire (now Greece) |
| Died | 23 April 1998 (aged 91) Athens, Greece |
| Political party |
People's Party (1936–1951) Greek Rally (1951–1955) National Radical Union (1955–1963) New Democracy (1974–1998) |
| Spouse(s) | Amalia Karamanlis (1951–1972) |
| Alma mater | University of Athens |
| Religion | Greek Orthodoxy |
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Konstantinos G. Karamanlis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Γ. Καραμανλής,pronounced [konstaˈdinos karamanˈlis]; 8 March 1907 – 23 April 1998), commonly anglicised to Constantine Karamanlis or Caramanlis, was a four-time Prime Minister and twice President of the Third Hellenic Republic, and a towering figure of Greek politics whose political career spanned much of the latter half of the 20th century.
Karamanlis was born in the village of Proti,Macedonia. He became a Greek citizen in 1913, after Macedonia was annexed by Greece, Bulgaria and Serbia, in the aftermath of the Second Balkan War. His father was Georgios Karamanlis, a teacher who fought during the Greek Struggle for Macedonia, in 1904–1908. After spending his childhood in Macedonia, he went to Athens to attain his degree in law. He practised law in Serres, entered politics with the conservative People's Party and was elected Member of Parliament for the first time in the 1936 election at the age of 28. Health problems made him not participate in the Greco-Italian War.
After World War II, Karamanlis quickly rose through the ranks of Greek politics. His rise was strongly supported by fellow party-member and close friend Lambros Eftaxias, who served as Minister for Agriculture under the premiership of Konstantinos Tsaldaris. Karamanlis's first cabinet position was Minister for Labour in 1947 under the same administration. In 1951, along with most prominent members of the People's Party, Karamanlis joined the Greek Rally of Alexandros Papagos. When this party won power in 1951, Karamanlis became Minister of Public Works in the Papagos administration. He won the admiration of the US Embassy for the efficiency with which he built road infrastructure and administered American aid programs.
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