Konstantinos Karamanlis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Greek politician
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Place of Birth: Proti, Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
About Konstantinos Karamanlis
- Konstantinos G.
- Karamanlis (Greek: ???sta?t???? G.
- ?a?aµa????, pronounced [konsta'dinos karaman'lis]; 8 March 1907 – 23 April 1998), commonly anglicised to Constantine Karamanlis or just Caramanlis, was a four-time Prime Minister and twice President of the Third Hellenic Republic, and a towering figure of Greek politics, whose political career spanned much of the latter half of the 20th century.The longest serving Prime Minister of modern Greek history (c.
- 14 years), he is recognised for his successful restoration of Democracy after the Greek military junta and by establishing the Third Hellenic Republic.
- A devoted pro-Europeanist, he is credited also for the country's accession to the European Communities.
- In 1978 he was awarded the Charlemagne Prize. His supporters still laud him as the charismatic Ethnarches (National Leader).
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