Mitsotakis, Constantine
Constantine Mitsotakis, 1918–, Greek political leader. Active in the Cretan resistance against the Nazi occupation, he became a member of parliament for Khaniá (1946–67, 1977–90). He was arrested (1967) by the military junta but managed to escape and live in exile until his return in 1974. He became the leader of the New Democracy party in 1984 and was premier from 1990 to 1993.
More From encyclopedia.com
Will Adams , Adam
Play by Joshua Sobol, 1989
Adam (1989), the second of three plays in a Holocaust triptych by Israeli playwright Joshua Sobol, dramatizes the his… Alfred Rosenberg , Alfred Rosenberg (äl´frĕt rō´zənbĕrk), 1893–1946, German Nazi leader. He was born in Reval (now Tallinn, Estonia), and studied architecture in Riga,… Rudolf Hess , Hess, Rudolf (1894–1987) German Nazi leader. He joined the Nazi Party in 1921, and took part in the abortive Munich Putsch. Hess was nominal deputy l… George Papandreou (1888-1968) , George Papandreou (Georgios Andreou Papandreou) (pä´pəndrā´ōō), 1952–, Greek political leader, b. Minnesota. The son of Andreas Papandreou and grands… Vidkun Quisling , Vidkin Quisling
Vidkun Quisling (1887-1945) served as the prime minister of Norway during the German occupation, from 1940 to 1945. He collaborated w… Nazi , Na·zi / ˈnätsē/ • n. (pl. Na·zis ) hist. a member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party. ∎ a member of an organization with similar ideolog…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Mitsotakis, Constantine