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'''Konstantinos Tsatsos''' ([[1899]]–[[1987]]) (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Τσάτσος) was a revered [[Greece|Greek diplomat]], professor of law, scholar and politician. He served as [[President of Greece]] from [[1975]] to [[1980]].

==His life==

He was born in [[Athens]]. After graduating from the Law School of the [[National and Kapodistrian University of Athens]] in 1918 he joined the diplomatic corps. After completing his doctoral studies (1924-1928) in Heidelberg, Germany, he returned to Greece where he became a professor of law in 1933. In 1940, when he was arrested and exiled for speaking out against the [[Ioannis Metaxas]] dictatorship.

During the occupation of [[Greece]] by the German troops he participated in the resistance and then he fled to the [[Middle East]], where the exiled Greek government was seated

After the end of [[World War II]], in [[1945]] he returned to Greece and entered politics and became minister for the first time. In [[1946]], when he decided to participate more actively in the [[politics of Greece]], he resigned from his post [[National and Kapodistrian University of Athens]] and then he became a member of the [[Liberal Party]]. After the formation of the [[National Radical Union]] by [[Constantine Karamanlis]], in [[1955]] he became a member of the party and one of the closest colleagues of Karamanlis, although, ideologically, he was a centrist-liberal and not a conservative.

He served as a member of parliament and in various ministerial positions until the [[Greek military junta of 1967-1974|1967–1974 dictatorship]]. Under the first premiership of Karamanlis (1955-1963) he served for many years as Minister of Public Administration.

After the restoration of democracy in [[1974]], he was elected again as member of parliament and became [[Minister for Culture (Greece)|Minister for Culture]].

In 1975, he was elected President of the Republic. He retired after serving his five-year term.

He died in [[1987]] in Athens.

==Tsatsos as a scholar==

Konstantinos Tsatsos served as professor of the philosophy of law from 1933 since 1946, when he entered politics. <br>
Since 1962 he was a member of the Greek [[Academy]].

His vast writing work includes textbooks of legal theory, surveys on philosophy and history, as well as litterary works, poems, essays and translations of ancient Greek and Roman classics.

In [[1974]], he presided the parliamentary Commission, which submitted the first draft for the new [[Constitution of Greece| Constitution]].

===Writings on legal theory===
* ''Der Begriff des positiven Rechts'', Heidelberg: Weiss'sche Universitäts-Buchhandlung, 1928
* ''The Problem of the Interpretation of Law'', Athens: Sakkoulas, 1978 (in Greek)
* ''The problem of the Sources of Law'', Athens: Papadogiannis, 1941 (in Greek)
* ''Introduction to Legal Science'', Athens: Papazisis, 1945 (in Greek)
* ''Studies on the Philosophy of Law'', Athens: Ikarosa, 1960 (in Greek)
* "Society and the Law", in ''Archive of Philosophy and Positive Sciences'' (1935) (in greek)
* "Le Droit et la societe", in ''Droiy, Morale, Moeurs, IIe Annyaire de l'Institute Intern de Philosophie du Droit'', Paris, 1936
* "Contract as Legal Rule", in volume for K. Triantafillopoulos, Athens, 1959 (in Greek)
* "Qu' est-ce-que la philosophie du droit?", in: Archives de Philosophie du Droit 7 (1962)

===Surveys on history and philosophy - Translations ===
* ''The Social Philosophy of Ancient Greeks'', Athens: Estia, 1962 (in Greek)
* ''Cicero'', Athens: Estia, 1968 (in Greek)
* ''Demosthenes'', Athens: Estia, 1975 (in Greek)

===Essays===
* ''The Greek Course'', Athens: Estia, 1967
* ''Anathemas and meditations'', 4 Volumes, Athens: Estia, 1983-1991 (in Greek)
* ''The Modern World'', Athens: Editions of the Friends, 1992 (in Greek)

===Litterary writings===
* ''Palamas'', Athens: Estia, 1966 (in Greek)
* ''A Dialogue about poetry - A dialogue with Giorgos Seferis'', Athens: Estia, 1975 (in Greek)

==External links==
*[http://www.presidency.gr/biotsatsos.htm Official Biography (in Greek)]

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+'''Konstantinos Tsatsos''' ([[July 1]], [[1899]]&ndash;[[October 8]], [[1987]]) (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Τσάτσος) was a revered [[Greece|Greek diplomat]], professor of law, scholar and politician. He served as [[President of Greece]] from [[1975]] to [[1980]].
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 He was born in [[Athens]]. After graduating from the Law School of the [[National and Kapodistrian University of Athens]] in 1918 he joined the diplomatic corps. After completing his doctoral studies (1924-1928) in Heidelberg, Germany, he returned to Greece where he became a professor of law in 1933. In 1940, when he was arrested and exiled for speaking out against the [[Ioannis Metaxas]] dictatorship.
-During the occupation of [[Greece]] by the German troops he participated in the resistance and then he fled to the [[Middle East]], where the exiled Greek government was seated
+During the occupation of [[Greece]] by the German troops he participated in the resistance and then he fled to the Middle East, where the exiled Greek government was seated
 After the end of [[World War II]], in [[1945]] he returned to Greece and entered politics and became minister for the first time. In [[1946]], when he decided to participate more actively in the [[politics of Greece]], he resigned from his post [[National and Kapodistrian University of Athens]] and then he became a member of the [[Liberal Party]]. After the formation of the [[National Radical Union]] by [[Constantine Karamanlis]], in [[1955]] he became a member of the party and one of the closest colleagues of Karamanlis, although, ideologically, he was a centrist-liberal and not a conservative.
-He served as a member of parliament and in various ministerial positions until the [[Greek military junta of 1967-1974|1967&ndash;1974 dictatorship]]. Under the first premiership of Karamanlis (1955-1963) he served for many years as Minister of Public Administration.
+He served as a member of parliament and in various ministerial positions until the [[junta |1967&ndash;1974 dictatorship]]. Under the first premiership of Karamanlis (1955-1963) he served for many years as Minister of Public Administration.
 After the restoration of democracy in [[1974]], he was elected again as member of parliament and became [[Minister for Culture (Greece)|Minister for Culture]].

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 Konstantinos Tsatsos served as professor of the philosophy of law from 1933 since 1946, when he entered politics. <br>
-Since 1962 he was a member of the Greek [[Academy]].
+Since 1962 he was a member of the [[Athens Academy]].
 His vast writing work includes textbooks of legal theory, surveys on philosophy and history, as well as litterary works, poems, essays and translations of ancient Greek and Roman classics.