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(New page: '''Vangelis Papazoglou''' (nicknamed "Angouris") was a Greek rebetiko composer, lyricist and singer. Papazoglou was born in the village of Durbali near Smyrna in [[1896...)
 
 
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'''Vangelis Papazoglou''' (nicknamed "Angouris") was a [[Greeks|Greek]] [[rebetiko]] composer, lyricist and singer.
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'''Presidential elections''' were held in [[Cyprus]] on [[16 February]] [[2003]]. They were won by [[Tassos Papadopoulos]], mostly due to his criticism of the [[Annan Plan for Cyprus]]; the incumbent [[Glafkos Clerides]] was largely in favour of it, while Papadopoulos wanted substantial amendments before accepting it.
  
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Papazoglou was born in the village of Durbali near [[Smyrna]] in [[1896]]. His father worked in the trains, moving about quite a bit and the young Vangelis did not finish primary school.
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Instead, he learned to play a variety of musical instruments including the mandolin, the violin and the guitar. Around [[1910]], he joined "The Politakia" - a Smyrna ensemble run by Sideras. He worked alongside the greatest musicians in [[Asia Minor]] including Ogdhondakis, [[Panagiotis Tountas]] and Spiros Peristeris.
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|[[Tasos Papadopoulos]]
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|[[DIKO]]
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| 213,353
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| 51.5
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|[[Glafkos Clerides]]
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|[[DISY]]
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| 160,724
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| 38.8
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|[[Alekos Markides]]
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| 27,404
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| 6.6
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|[[Nikos Koutsou]]
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|[[New Horizons (Cyprus)|New Horizons]]
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| 8,771
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| 2.1
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In [[1919]], Papazoglou joined the Greek Army and took part in the advance against Ankara. He came to [[Greece]] in [[1922]], after the [[Asia Minor disaster]] and settled in [[Nikaia]].
 
  
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From [[1923]] until the [[WW II]] occupation of Greece by the Germans, Papazoglou sang in various night clubs alongside other rebetiko singers. He never recorded any of his songs.
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{{Credit wikipedia}}
  
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Papazoglou died on [[June 27]], [[1943]] in Nikaia.
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[[Category:Elections in Cyprus]]
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[[Category:2003]]
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==His best-known songs==
 
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*Κάτω στα λεμονάδικα - Down by the lemon shops
 
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*Πέντε χρόνια δικασμένος μέσα στο Γεντί Κουλέ - 5 years sentenced in Yedi-kule prison
 
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[[Category:Rebetiko|Papazoglou, Vangelis]]
 
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[[Category:Songwriters|Papazoglou, Vangelis]]
 
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[[Category:1943 deaths|Papazoglou, Vangelis]]
 

Latest revision as of 10:52, June 30, 2009

Presidential elections were held in Cyprus on 16 February 2003. They were won by Tassos Papadopoulos, mostly due to his criticism of the Annan Plan for Cyprus; the incumbent Glafkos Clerides was largely in favour of it, while Papadopoulos wanted substantial amendments before accepting it.

Candidate Party Votes %
Tasos Papadopoulos DIKO 213,353 51.5
Glafkos Clerides DISY 160,724 38.8
Alekos Markides 27,404 6.6
Nikos Koutsou New Horizons 8,771 2.1


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