Georgios Papandreou

Georgios Papandreou (13 February 1888 – 1 November 1968) was a Greek politician, founder of the Center Union, Prime Minister of Greece and father of Andreas Papandreou.

Georgios Papandreou

Quotes

• "They [the Communist Party] ask to surrender Greece. We refuse. Our aim is to subject the parties to the Nation and not the opposite."
  • From his "speech to the nation", after the Lebanon Conference in May 1944.
• "In a Constitutional Monarchy, the Government governs and the King reigns."
  • During the political crisis of 1965.
• "He was glorified while in hiding, but vanished when he appeared in public."
  • About Georgios Grivas, leader of the EOKA's struggle in Cyprus.
  • In Andreas Papandreou: The Making of a Greek Democrat and Political Maverick, p.88

Sources

• Andreas Papandreou: The Making of a Greek Democrat and Political Maverick

External links

• tapantareinews.gr