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| − | '''Georgios Papoulias''' was a [[Greeks|Greek]] diplomat, foreign minister and permanent representative of [[Greece]] to the United Nations. | + | '''Georgios Papoulias''' was a [[Greeks|Greek]] diplomat, [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greece)|foreign minister]] and permanent representative of [[Greece]] to the United Nations. |
| − | Papoulias entered the diplomatic corps in [[1955]]. He served, among other posts, in New Delhi, Bonn, Paris and Ankara. | + | Papoulias was born in [[1927]], in [[Psari (Arcadia)|Psari]], [[Arcadia prefecture]]. He studied Law and entered the diplomatic corps in [[1955]]. He served, among other posts, in New Delhi, Bonn, Paris and Ankara. |
He was the permanent representative of Greece to the UN between [[1975]] and [[1978]]. | He was the permanent representative of Greece to the UN between [[1975]] and [[1978]]. | ||
| − | He served as Minister for Foreign Affairs twice: in [[1989]] under PM [[Ioannis Grivas]] and again in [[1990]] under [[Xenophon Zolotas]]. | + | He served as [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greece)|Minister for Foreign Affairs]] twice: in [[1989]] under PM [[Ioannis Grivas]] and again in [[1990]] under [[Xenophon Zolotas]]. |
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| + | Papoulias committed suicide, after prolonged health problems, on [[September 11]], [[2009]] at the age of 82. | ||
[[Category:Ministers for Foreign Affairs|Papoulias, Georgios]] | [[Category:Ministers for Foreign Affairs|Papoulias, Georgios]] | ||
| + | [[Category:2009 deaths|Papoulias, Georgios]] | ||
| + | [[Category:1927 births|Papoulias, Georgios]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Suicides|Papoulias, Georgios]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Greek Ambassador to the UN|Papoulias, Georgios]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Greek Ambassador to the US|Papoulias, Georgios]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Diplomats|Papoulias, Georgios]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:31, August 2, 2011
Georgios Papoulias was a Greek diplomat, foreign minister and permanent representative of Greece to the United Nations.
Papoulias was born in 1927, in Psari, Arcadia prefecture. He studied Law and entered the diplomatic corps in 1955. He served, among other posts, in New Delhi, Bonn, Paris and Ankara.
He was the permanent representative of Greece to the UN between 1975 and 1978.
He served as Minister for Foreign Affairs twice: in 1989 under PM Ioannis Grivas and again in 1990 under Xenophon Zolotas.
Papoulias committed suicide, after prolonged health problems, on September 11, 2009 at the age of 82.