Papadopoulos, ex-dictator of Greece, dies in jail at 80

From: The Independent - London | Date: June 28, 1999| Author: Samantha Tonkin | Copyright information

GEORGE Papadopoulos, who became the leader of Greece's 1967-74 military dictatorship, died of cancer yesterday. For the past three years, the imprisoned 80-year-old had been suffering from a degenerative muscle disorder.

On 21 April 1967, Papadopoulos led a bloodless coup which toppled the parliamentary government, causing left-wingers and intellectuals to flee the extreme right-wing order which he imposed. The junta's ultra-conservative regime permitted little political dissent and th...

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