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 '''George Papadopoulos''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Γεώργιος Παπαδόπουλος, Georgios Papadopoulos), ([[May 5]], [[1919]] – [[June 27]], [[1999]]) was the head of the military  coup d'etat that took place in [[Greece]] on [[April 21]] [[1967]] and leader of the military  regime that ruled the country during the period [[1967]] - [[1974]].
-Papadopoulos was born in [[Elaiohori (Achaia)|Elaiochori]],  [[Achaea prefecture]] to teacher Christos and his wife Chrysoula. He had two brothers, Constantine and Charalambos. He received  Secondary education and then enlisted in the Hellenic Army Academy during [[1937]]. He completed his three-year education in [[1940]].
+Papadopoulos was born in [[Elaiochori (Achaia)|Elaiochori]],  [[Achaea prefecture]] to teacher Christos and his wife Chrysoula. He had two brothers, Constantine and Charalambos. He received  Secondary education and then enlisted in the Hellenic Army Academy during [[1937]]. He completed his three-year education in [[1940]].
 Graduates of the [[1940]] class would soon be introduced to war. On [[October 28]], [[1940]],  Prime Minister of Greece [[Ioannis Metaxas]] refused to allow the Italian army to cross the borders between Greece and Albania.  Prime Minister of Italy  Benito Mussolini had already issued orders for an invasion in that event. Thus Greece entered  [[World War II]]. George saw field action as a Second Lieutenant of the Artillery against both the Italians and the forces of Nazi Germany who joined them on [[April 6]], [[1941]].

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 '''George Papadopoulos''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Γεώργιος Παπαδόπουλος, Georgios Papadopoulos), ([[May 5]], [[1919]] – [[June 27]], [[1999]]) was the head of the military  coup d'etat that took place in [[Greece]] on [[April 21]] [[1967]] and leader of the military  regime that ruled the country during the period [[1967]] - [[1974]].
-Papadopoulos was born in Elaiohori,  [[Achaea prefecture]] to teacher Christos and his wife Chrysoula. He had two brothers, Constantine and Charalambos. He received  Secondary education and then enlisted in the Hellenic Army Academy during [[1937]]. He completed his three-year education in [[1940]].
+Papadopoulos was born in [[Elaiohori (Achaia)|Elaiochori]],  [[Achaea prefecture]] to teacher Christos and his wife Chrysoula. He had two brothers, Constantine and Charalambos. He received  Secondary education and then enlisted in the Hellenic Army Academy during [[1937]]. He completed his three-year education in [[1940]].
 Graduates of the [[1940]] class would soon be introduced to war. On [[October 28]], [[1940]],  Prime Minister of Greece [[Ioannis Metaxas]] refused to allow the Italian army to cross the borders between Greece and Albania.  Prime Minister of Italy  Benito Mussolini had already issued orders for an invasion in that event. Thus Greece entered  [[World War II]]. George saw field action as a Second Lieutenant of the Artillery against both the Italians and the forces of Nazi Germany who joined them on [[April 6]], [[1941]].

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 [[Image:george_papadopoulos238.jpg|frame|left|George Papadopoulos]]
 [[Image:Papadopoulos-george.jpg|thumb|200px|A frame depicting George Papadopoulos with the title "President of National Government" underneath]]
-'''George Papadopoulos''' (Greek: Γεώργιος Παπαδόπουλος, Georgios Papadopoulos), ([[May 5]], [[1919]] – [[June 27]], [[1999]]) was the head of the military  coup d'ιtat that took place in  Greece on [[April 21]] [[1967]] and leader of the military  regime that ruled the country during the period [[1967]] - [[1974]].
+'''George Papadopoulos''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Γεώργιος Παπαδόπουλος, Georgios Papadopoulos), ([[May 5]], [[1919]] – [[June 27]], [[1999]]) was the head of the military  coup d'etat that took place in [[Greece]] on [[April 21]] [[1967]] and leader of the military  regime that ruled the country during the period [[1967]] - [[1974]].
 Papadopoulos was born in Elaiohori,  [[Achaea prefecture]] to teacher Christos and his wife Chrysoula. He had two brothers, Constantine and Charalambos. He received  Secondary education and then enlisted in the Hellenic Army Academy during [[1937]]. He completed his three-year education in [[1940]].
-Graduates of the 1940 class would soon be introduced to war. On [[October 28]], [[1940]],  Prime Minister of Greece [[Ioannis Metaxas]] refused to allow the Italian army to peacefully cross the borders between Greece and Albania.  Prime Minister of Italy  Benito Mussolini had already issued orders for an invasion in that event. Thus Greece entered  [[World War II]]. George saw field action as a Second Lieutenant of the Artillery against both the Italians and the forces of Nazi Germany who joined them on [[April 6]], [[1941]].
+Graduates of the [[1940]] class would soon be introduced to war. On [[October 28]], [[1940]],  Prime Minister of Greece [[Ioannis Metaxas]] refused to allow the Italian army to cross the borders between Greece and Albania.  Prime Minister of Italy  Benito Mussolini had already issued orders for an invasion in that event. Thus Greece entered  [[World War II]]. George saw field action as a Second Lieutenant of the Artillery against both the Italians and the forces of Nazi Germany who joined them on [[April 6]], [[1941]].
-The German army captured Athens on [[April 27]], [[1941]]. Following their victory in the  [[Battle of Crete]] ([[May 20]] - [[June 1]], [[1941]]), Greece was placed under the combined occupation of Nazi Germany, the Kingdom of Italy and Bulgaria. A  resistance movement soon emerged, including several organizations varying in  ideological conviction, popular support and area of activity. Papadopoulos took part in the resistance as a member of a right-wing group. During those years, he met with [[Georgios Grivas]] who would later organise the [[EOKA]] movement in [[Cyprus]].
+The German army captured [[Athens]] on [[April 27]], [[1941]]. Following their victory in the  [[Battle of Crete]] ([[May 20]] - [[June 1]], [[1941]]), Greece was placed under the combined occupation of Nazi Germany, the Kingdom of Italy and Bulgaria. A  resistance movement soon emerged, including several organizations varying in  ideological conviction, popular support and area of activity. Papadopoulos took part in the resistance as a member of a right-wing group. During those years, he met with [[Georgios Grivas]] who would later organise the [[EOKA]] movement in [[Cyprus]].
 After liberation, Papadopoulos - now a captain in the national army - fought in the [[Greek Civil War]].
-Papadopoulos was a member of the martial court that sentenced communist [[Nikos Beloyiannis]] to death, in a parody trial in 1951. He was in the minority that did not approve the death sentence.
+Papadopoulos was a member of the martial court that sentenced communist [[Nikos Beloyiannis]] to death, in a parody trial in [[1951]]. He was in the minority that did not approve the death sentence.
-A career army officer since 1940, he served at KYP (Kentriki Ypiresia Pliroforion - the former Greek intelligence agency) from [[1959]] to [[1964]], and became a colonel in 1967.
+A career army officer since [[1940]], he served at KYP (Kentriki Ypiresia Pliroforion - the former Greek intelligence agency) from [[1959]] to [[1964]], and became a colonel in [[1967]].
 [[Image:Papadopoulos-constantine.jpg|thumb|200px|Shaking the hand of [[King Constantine II|the King]]]]
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 A decision by the government to free him on humanitarian grounds in December [[1990]] was dropped after a public outcry. He spent the last three years of his sentence in a prison hospital, suffering from cancer, before dying on [[June 27]], [[1999]] at the age of 80.
-Papadopoulos was married twice: in [[1941]] to Niki Vasiliadou and in [[1970]] to Despina Gaspari. He had two children from his first marriage and one from the second.
+Papadopoulos was married twice: in [[1941]] to Niki Vasiliadou and in [[1970]] to Despina Gaspari. He had a son and a daughter from his first marriage and a daughter from the second.
-Today, Papadopoulos is a symbol of authoritarianism for the vast majority of Greeks, some of whom characterize him one of the most despised persons in recent Greek history. After the restoration of democracy, there was still some support for the politics of Papadopoulos, represented by a political party (ΕΠΕΝ - EPEN). Today, EPEN has dissolved, and most of its former members have migrated to the extreme-right  [[Popular Orthodox Rally]].
+Today, Papadopoulos is a symbol of authoritarianism for the vast majority of Greeks, some of whom characterize him one of the most despised persons in recent Greek history. After the restoration of democracy, there was still some support for the politics of Papadopoulos, represented by a political party (ΕΠΕΝ - [[EPEN]]). Today, EPEN has dissolved, and most of its former members have migrated to the extreme-right  [[Popular Orthodox Rally]].
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-[[Image:Papadopoulos-george.jpg|thumb|200px|A frame depicting George Papadopoulos with the title "President of National Government" underneath]]''George Papadopoulos'' (Greek: Γεώργιος Παπαδόπουλος, Georgios Papadopoulos), ([[May 5]], [[1919]] – [[June 27]], [[1999]]) was the head of the military  coup d'ιtat that took place in  Greece on [[April 21]] [[1967]] and leader of the military  regime that ruled the country during the period [[1967]] - [[1974]].
+[[Image:Papadopoulos-george.jpg|thumb|200px|A frame depicting George Papadopoulos with the title "President of National Government" underneath]]
-Papadopoulos was born in Elaiohori,  [[Achaea prefecture]] to teacher Christos and his wife Chrysoula. He had two brothers, Constantine and Haralabos. He received  Secondary education and then enlisted in the Hellenic Army Academy during [[1937]]. He completed his three-year education in [[1940]].
+Papadopoulos was born in Elaiohori,  [[Achaea prefecture]] to teacher Christos and his wife Chrysoula. He had two brothers, Constantine and Charalambos. He received  Secondary education and then enlisted in the Hellenic Army Academy during [[1937]]. He completed his three-year education in [[1940]].
 Graduates of the 1940 class would soon be introduced to war. On [[October 28]], [[1940]],  Prime Minister of Greece [[Ioannis Metaxas]] refused to allow the Italian army to peacefully cross the borders between Greece and Albania.  Prime Minister of Italy  Benito Mussolini had already issued orders for an invasion in that event. Thus Greece entered  [[World War II]]. George saw field action as a Second Lieutenant of the Artillery against both the Italians and the forces of Nazi Germany who joined them on [[April 6]], [[1941]].
-The German army captured Athens on [[April 27]], [[1941]]. Following their victory in the  [[Battle of Crete]] ([[May 20]] - [[June 1]], [[1941]]), Greece was placed under the combined occupation of Nazi Germany, the Kingdom of Italy and Bulgaria. A  resistance movement soon emerged, including several organizations varying in  ideological conviction, popular support and area of activity. The Most significant among them was the left-wing National Popular Liberation Army ([[ELAS]]) . It was formed and organized by members of the [[Communist Party of Greece]] with great popular support. It also managed to make the first elections in Greece where women voted.
+The German army captured Athens on [[April 27]], [[1941]]. Following their victory in the  [[Battle of Crete]] ([[May 20]] - [[June 1]], [[1941]]), Greece was placed under the combined occupation of Nazi Germany, the Kingdom of Italy and Bulgaria. A  resistance movement soon emerged, including several organizations varying in  ideological conviction, popular support and area of activity. Papadopoulos took part in the resistance as a member of a right-wing group. During those years, he met with [[Georgios Grivas]] who would later organise the [[EOKA]] movement in [[Cyprus]].
-Papadopoulos was also a member of the martial court that sentenced [[Nikos Beloyiannis]] to death, in a parody trial in 1951.
+After liberation, Papadopoulos - now a captain in the national army - fought in the [[Greek Civil War]].
 A career army officer since 1940, he served at KYP (Kentriki Ypiresia Pliroforion - the former Greek intelligence agency) from [[1959]] to [[1964]], and became a colonel in 1967.
 [[Image:Papadopoulos-constantine.jpg|thumb|200px|Shaking the hand of [[King Constantine II|the King]]]]
-The same year, on April 21, Papadopoulos led a successful coup with fellow officers (most notable among them [[Stylianos Pattakos]] and [[Nikolaos Makarezos]]), taking advantage of the volatile political situation that had arisen from a conflict between  [[King Constantine II]] and the aging prime minister, [[Georgios Papandreou]]. Many observers characterize his subsequent rule, known as [[Junta]], as heavy-handed. Henry Tasca, American Ambassador to Greece, called the new regime "the most anti-communist group you'll find anywhere." Almost anyone who even said the word "communist" was jailed.
+The same year, on [[April 21]], Papadopoulos led a successful coup with fellow officers (most notable among them [[Stylianos Pattakos]] and [[Nikolaos Makarezos]]), taking advantage of the volatile political situation that had arisen from a conflict between  [[King Constantine II]] and the aging prime minister, [[Georgios Papandreou]]. Many observers characterize his subsequent rule, known as [[Junta]], as heavy-handed. Henry Tasca, American Ambassador to Greece, called the new regime "the most anti-communist group you'll find anywhere." Almost anyone who even said the word "communist" was jailed.
 His regime was supported by the United States and he is believed to have personal connections with the American  Central Intelligence Agency. Internal CIA documents allegedly refer to Papadopoulos as an ally.
-He was overthrown on [[November 25]] [[1973]] by members of his own administration, after the student uprising of [[November 17]] at the National Technical University of Athens. He managed to put down the uprising only with the help of the army. The head of the feared military police, Brigadier [[Dimitrios Ioannides]] then replaced him as the head of the dictatorship. (From [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/25/newsid_2546000/2546297.stm BBC: Army deposes 'hated' Greek president])
+He was overthrown on [[November 25]], [[1973]] by members of his own administration, after the student uprising of [[November 17]] at the National Technical University of Athens. He managed to put down the uprising only with the help of the army. The head of the feared military police, Brigadier [[Dimitrios Ioannides]] then replaced him as the head of the dictatorship. (From [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/25/newsid_2546000/2546297.stm BBC: Army deposes 'hated' Greek president])
 After the restoration of democracy in [[1974]], Papadopoulos was tried along with his colleagues for treason and insurrection and received the death penalty, which was later converted to a life sentence.
-A decision by the government to free him on humanitarian grounds in December [[1990]] was dropped after a public outcry. He spent the last three years of his sentence in a prison hospital, suffering from cancer, before dying in June 1999 at the age of 80.
+A decision by the government to free him on humanitarian grounds in December [[1990]] was dropped after a public outcry. He spent the last three years of his sentence in a prison hospital, suffering from cancer, before dying on [[June 27]], [[1999]] at the age of 80.
 Today, Papadopoulos is a symbol of authoritarianism for the vast majority of Greeks, some of whom characterize him one of the most despised persons in recent Greek history. After the restoration of democracy, there was still some support for the politics of Papadopoulos, represented by a political party (ΕΠΕΝ - EPEN). Today, EPEN has dissolved, and most of its former members have migrated to the extreme-right  [[Popular Orthodox Rally]].

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	A career army officer since 1940, he served at KYP (Kentriki Ypiresia Pliroforion - the former Greek intelligence agency) from [[1959]] to [[1964]], and became a colonel in 1967.		A career army officer since 1940, he served at KYP (Kentriki Ypiresia Pliroforion - the former Greek intelligence agency) from [[1959]] to [[1964]], and became a colonel in 1967.

		+	[[Image:Papadopoulos-constantine.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|Shaking the hand of [[King Constantine II\|the King]]]]
	The same year, on April 21, Papadopoulos led a successful coup with fellow officers (most notable among them [[Stylianos Pattakos]] and [[Nikolaos Makarezos]]), taking advantage of the volatile political situation that had arisen from a conflict between [[King Constantine II]] and the aging prime minister, [[Georgios Papandreou]]. Many observers characterize his subsequent rule, known as [[Junta]], as heavy-handed. Henry Tasca, American Ambassador to Greece, called the new regime "the most anti-communist group you'll find anywhere." Almost anyone who even said the word "communist" was jailed.		The same year, on April 21, Papadopoulos led a successful coup with fellow officers (most notable among them [[Stylianos Pattakos]] and [[Nikolaos Makarezos]]), taking advantage of the volatile political situation that had arisen from a conflict between [[King Constantine II]] and the aging prime minister, [[Georgios Papandreou]]. Many observers characterize his subsequent rule, known as [[Junta]], as heavy-handed. Henry Tasca, American Ambassador to Greece, called the new regime "the most anti-communist group you'll find anywhere." Almost anyone who even said the word "communist" was jailed.

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