Andreas Georgios Papandreou (Greek:Ανδρέας Γεώργιος Παπανδρέου;Greek pronunciation:[anˈðreas papanˈðreu]; 5 February 1919 – 23 June 1996) was a Greek economist, a socialist politician and a dominant figure in Greek politics. The son of Georgios Papandreou, Andreas was a Harvard-trained academic. He served two terms as prime minister of Greece (21 October 1981 to 2 July 1989; and 13 October 1993 to 22 January 1996).
His assumption of power in 1981 influenced the course of Greek political history, ending an almost 50-year-long system of power dominated by conservative forces. The achievements of his successive governments include the official recognition of the Greek Resistance against the Axis, the establishment of the National Health System and the Supreme Council for Personnel Selection (ASEP), the passage of Law 1264/1982 which secured the right to strike and greatly improved the rights of workers, the constitutional amendment of 1985–1986 which strengthened parliamentarism and reduced the powers of the indirectly-elected president, the conduct of an assertive and independent Greek foreign policy, the expansion in the power of local governments, many progressive reforms in Greek law and the granting of permission to the refugees of the Greek Civil War to return home in Greece. The Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), which he founded and led, was the first non-communist political party in Greek history with a mass-based organization, introducing an unprecedented level of political and social participation in Greek society. In a poll conducted by Kathimerini in 2007, 48% of those polled called Papandreou the "most important Greek Prime Minister". In the same poll, the first four years of Papandreou's government after Metapolitefsi were voted as the best government Greece ever had.
... the return of PASOK prime minister Andreas Papandreou and so much more – the prospect of a sober, pragmatic and European-oriented prime minister seemed almost as unrealistic as it was necessary.
As Simitis was laid to rest near Andreas Papandreou, a symbolic convergence of political legacies emerged – a reminder of Greece’s transformation and the eras they shaped. [Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters]. .
ATHENS, Greece (Gct) — Greece held a state funeral Thursday for former Prime MinisterCostas Simitis, honoring the architect of the nation's entry into the eurozone ... He eventually succeeded Andreas Papandreou as prime minister in 1996.
...Diko, Elam and the Greens said nothing, probably because Simitis shunned the hollow nationalistic rhetoric and platitudes of his predecessor, Andreas Papandreou, who specialised in demagoguery.
He emerged as the leader of a modernizing wing of PASOK and often clashed with the party’s charismatic founder, Andreas Papandreou ... When PASOK returned to power in 1993, Papandreou was ailing and resigned the premiership in January 1996.
on Thursday ... Tributes to a Statesman ... He succeeded Andreas Papandreou as prime minister in 1996 and led PASOK through significant milestones, including Greece’s entry into the Eurozone and the country’s preparation for the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
A co-founder of the socialist PASOK party in 1974, he emerged as the leader of a modernizing wing of the party who often clashed with then party leader and Prime MinisterAndreas Papandreou before eventually succeeding him in 1996...Sign up ... Newsday.
After 1996, with (fortunately for Greece) the election of Simitis as PASOK leader following the death of Andreas Papandreou, and his subsequent assumption of the premiership, the goals became far more ...
Simitis, a co-founder of the Socialist Pasok party in 1974, eventually became the successor to the party’s founding leader, Andreas Papandreou, with whom he had an often contentious relationship.
Simitis, a co-founder of the Socialist PASOK party in 1974, eventually became the successor to the party’s founding leader, Andreas Papandreou, with whom he had an often contentious relationship that shaped the party’s nature.
The former law professor was a founding member of the PASOK party formed in 1974 by socialist firebrand Andreas Papandreou, and a key cadre in the party's three terms in government after 1981.
Colorado Springs Gazette
05 Jan 2025
Colorado Springs Gazette
05 Jan 2025