Georgios Papadopoulos
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His Excellency Georgios Papadopoulos Γεώργιος Παπαδόπουλος |
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| 4th President of Greece | |
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In office 1 June 1973 – 25 November 1973 |
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| Vice President | Odysseas Angelis |
| Preceded by | Constantine II (as King of the Hellenes) |
| Succeeded by | Phaedon Gizikis |
| 69th Prime Minister of Greece | |
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In office 13 December 1967 – 8 October 1973 |
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| Monarch | Constantine II (until 1973) |
| President | Himself (from 1973) |
| Deputy | Stylianos Pattakos |
| Preceded by | Konstantinos Kollias |
| Succeeded by | Spiros Markezinis |
| Regent of Greece | |
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In office 21 March 1972 – 31 May 1973 |
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| Preceded by | Georgios Zoitakis |
| Succeeded by | None (monarchy abolished) |
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| Born |
5 May 1919 Elaiohori, Greece |
| Died | 27 June 1999 (aged 80) Athens, Greece |
| Resting place | First Cemetery of Athens |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Political party |
National Political Union (1984–1996) |
| Spouse(s) | Niki Vasileiadi Despina Gaspari |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Hellenic Military Academy |
| Religion | Greek Orthodoxy |
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| Years of service | 1940–1973 |
| Rank | Colonel (in Hellenic Army) |
| Battles/wars |
Battle of Greece Greek Civil War 1967 Greek coup d'état |
Georgios Papadopoulos (Greek: Γεώργιος Παπαδόπουλος [ʝeˈorʝios papaˈðopulos]; 5 May 1919 – 27 June 1999) was the head of the military coup d'état that took place in Greece on 21 April 1967, and leader of the junta that ruled the country from 1967 to 1974. He held his dictatorial power until 1973, when he was himself overthrown by his co-conspirator Dimitrios Ioannidis.
Papadopoulos was a Colonel of the Artillery. During World War II, he initially resisted the Italian 1940 invasion but later became an active resistance fighter in the resistance fighting organization Midas 614, which sent him, as an informant in the Security Battalions of the Axis collaborators which "hunted down" Greek resistance fighters.
He underwent military and intelligence training in the United States during the 1950s. It has been claimed that he became a CIA agent during this time, which would make him the first known CIA agent in history to govern a European country. Either way, he was known to have extensive connections with the CIA following his training.
Papadopoulos was born in Elaiohori, a small village in the Prefecture of Achaea in Peloponnese to local schoolteacher Christos Papadopoulos and his wife Chrysoula. He was the eldest son and had two brothers, Konstantinos and Haralambos. After finishing high school in 1937 he enrolled in the Hellenic Military Academy, completing its three-year program in 1940.
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