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Greece Remembers Great Reformist Andreas Papandreou 23 Years after his Death

It was June 23, 1996 when Greece lost its first leftist prime minister and great reformist Andreas Papandreou, a politician who was adored by some and disliked by others. Like all great politicians, Papandreou had many admirers and equally as...

Andreas Papandreou Unites 20 Years After His Death: Tsipras-George Papandreou Together [pictures]

The country's political leadership gathered together for the opening of the exhibition, titled "Andreas G. Papandreou, 1919-1996: Personal and Political Journey" at the Hellenic Parliament Foundation, 20 years after the death of the socialist statesman who established the PASOK...

Voridis Snipe At Andreas Papandreou Opens Rift

Only days after Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras brought the PASOK Socialists into an alliance government with his New Democracy Conservatives - which he had said he would never do - the fragile administration has opened a wound after...

Former PM's Brother Andreas Papandreou CDS Trade Involvement Reinvestigated

Financial crimes prosecutor Grigoris Peponis on Wednesday, July 11, called for additional investigation into the possible involvement of Andreas Papandreou, the brother of former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, in transactions involving credit default swaps (CDS) on Greek debt...

Twenty Years Since the Death of Andreas Papandreou, the Man Who Changed Greek Politics

It's been 20 years since the death of Andreas Papandreou, the former prime minister of Greece and PASOK founder, and for many, the man who changed Greek politics. Being the first proclaimed socialist prime minister of Greece, Papandreou's policies generated...

Alexis Tsipras May Follow in Andreas Papandreou's Footsteps

Alexis Tsipras will either prove to be a new Hugo Chávez or a reformist like Former Brazilian President Lula, noted the Financial Times in an article regarding the Greek elections, pointing out that a key question is whether the...

Remembering Andreas Papandreou, 18 Years Later

It was eighteen years ago, on June 23, 1996 that Andreas Papandreou, the man who founded a movement - the PASOK Socialists - and set in motion a runaway patronage scheme that bankrupted Greece, passed away. But he hasn't...

Andreas Papandreou: Client of the State

The unraveling of Greece didn't begin with the start of a five-year recession in 2007 that is heading into its sixth year, nor the crushing austerity measures that started in 2010 when then Prime Minister George Papandreou went hat-in-hand...

“CIA- The Confidential File of Andreas Papandreou” Book Release

Livani Publishing Organization and Metropolis store presented the book “CIA- The Confidential File of Andreas Papandreou”, written by Michalis Ignatiou and Marios Evriviadis. The journalist and writer, Michalis Ignatiou and the professor of International Relations of Panteion University, Marios...

'Was Andreas a Liar?': Tsipras Article on PASOK Founder in 'Documento'

In an article appearing this Sunday - on the same date as PASOK founder Andreas Papandreou announced the formation of his new party in 1974 - Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras tracks PASOK's meteoric rise from the political fringe to...

Exclusive: Former Greek PM George Papandreou in His Most Truthful Interview

"I have been a scapegoat but I never cared if I would be reelected" says George Papandreou in a tell-all interview on Greece's bailouts, and the difficult decisions that marked his term and his name. Watch the interview.

Wikileaks Doc from 1978 on Karamanlis, Papandreou and 'Blessed Greece'

"PRIME MINISTER KARAMANLIS AND OPPOSITION LEADER PAPANDREOU, THE MEN WHO SPEAK FOR THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF GREEKS, SEEM TO AGREE ON ONE THING AT LEAST -- THAT GREECE IS A NATION IN SEARCH OF AN IDENTITY. GEOGRAPHICALLY ON THE...

Former Greek PM George Papandreou Denies Divorce Rumors

Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has denied rumors that he and his wife Ada have decided to get a divorce after 26 years of marriage. “Today’s reports regarding George A Papandreou’s personal life bear no relation to reality or...

Papandreou Name Out of Parliament After 92 Years

Former prime minister and PASOK leader George Papandreou will not be in the new Greek parliament after his new party failed to receive enough votes to be elected. This is the first time after 92 years that the Papandreou name...

George Papandreou: Memorandum Was a Medicine

If the Memorandum was not signed, Greece would have been bankrupt. This is what former Prime Minister George Papandreou underlined during an interview on Greek TV earlier today. "The Memorandum was signed for a reason, it was a medicine," Papandreou...