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Obituary: Andreas Papandreou
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Andreas Papandreou dominated the political life of Greece,
whether in or out of office, for much of the second half of the
century.
In a political system in which charisma is all-important, he was
endowed with it in abundance. He himself revealed that when he was
admitted to Harefield Hospital, in Cambridgeshire, in 1988 for
treatment of the heart complaint that plagued his later years he
was showered with telegrams from devoted supporters offering their
hearts for transplantation. Few...
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Bedside story.(Greek Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou is ill)
The Economist (US)
; IT HAS been a gripping week for devotees of a soap opera called Greek politics. Andreas Papandreou, Greece's prime minister, is in hospital, stricken with pneumonia. His voluptuous young wife Dimitra is constantly at his bedside. His ex-wife Margaret and their grown-up children come and go, looking
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The Simitis era begins. (political profile of Costas Simitis, Greece's new Prime Minister)
Europe
; ... brought him the support of Greek businessmen and a positive image with overseas investors. The Athens stock market surged on news of his election while interest rates on government securities stabilized after several weeks of upward pressure. But Mr. Simitis ...
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Papandreou's Condition Termed Critical;Greek Prime Minister's Illness Complicates Power Struggle
The Washington Post
; Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou was reported to be in critical but stable condition today in an Athens hospital suffering from pneumonia and kidney failure. The 70-year-old politician entered the Athens General State Hospital on Thursday evening complaining of an "infection in the respiratory
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Ailing Greek Prime Minister Remains on Life Support
The Washington Post
; Doctors flown in from abroad to help treat ailing Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou said today that although he is on life support, he still has a fighting chance. "There is a chance of the prime minister recovering," said Magdi Yacoub, the British surgeon who performed open heart surgery on
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Power struggle in Greece after death of Andreas Papandreou
The Independent - London
; Greece's Prime Minister faces strong opposition in his push to control the ruling Socialist party after the death of the party's founder, Andreas Papandreou. The Pasok party will start a congress tomorrow to elect Papandreou's replacement as the party leader and Costas Simitis is running neck-and-
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