George Papadopoulos, Greek coup leader

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI) | Date: June 28, 1999 | Copyright information

Former Col. George Papadopoulos, who rose from obscurity to become the feared ringleader of Greece's 1967-'74 military dictatorship, died Sunday. He was 80.

Hospital officials did not immediately announce the cause of death, but Papadopoulos had been under medical care for three years for a degenerative muscle disorder.

Imprisoned and chronically ill, Papadopoulos had been out of the public eye for years. But his name still stirred intense emotions among Greeks, especially the ...

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