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Alexandros Papagos

1883–1955 · 20th century

Alexandros Papagos was a Greek field marshal and politician. As commander-in-chief he led the Greek army that drove back the Italian invasion of 1940–1941, and in 1949 he directed the final defeat of the communists in the Greek Civil War. He then founded the Greek Rally party, won the 1952 elections and was Prime Minister until his death in 1955.

Alexandros Papagos
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Alexandros Papagos. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/alexandros-papagos
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