Georgios Papadopoulos, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Georgios Papadopoulos

Greek soldier and junta leader (1919-1999)

Date of Birth: 05-May-1919

Place of Birth: Elaiochori, Achaea, West Greece Region, Greece

Date of Death: 27-Jun-1999

Profession: military personnel, politician, military officer

Nationality: Greece

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Georgios Papadopoulos (; Greek: Ge?????? ?apad?p????? [?e'or?i.os papa'ðopulos]; 5 May 1919 – 27 June 1999) was the head of the military coup d'état that took place in Greece on 21 April 1967, and leader of the junta that ruled the country from 1967 to 1974.
He held his dictatorial power until 1973, when he was himself overthrown by his co-conspirator Dimitrios Ioannidis. Papadopoulos was a Colonel of the Artillery.
During World War II, he initially resisted the Italian 1940 invasion but later became an active Axis collaborator in the Security Battalions which "hunted down" Greek resistance fighters. He underwent military and intelligence training in the United States during the 1950s, and had connections to the CIA.