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Georgios Papadopoulos

1919 - 1999

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Georgios Papadopoulos (; Greek: Γεώργιος Παπαδόπουλος [ʝeˈorʝi.os papaˈðopulos]; 5 May 1919 – 27 June 1999) was a Greek military officer and dictator who led a coup d'etat in Greece in 1967 and became the country's Prime Minister from 1967 to 1973. He also was the President of Greece under the junta in 1973, following a referendum. However, after the effective suppression of the Athens Polytechnic uprising, he was, in turn, overthrown by hardliner Dimitrios Ioannidis, in a string of events that would culminate in the fall of the regime in 1974. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Georgios Papadopoulos has received more than 986,272 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Georgios Papadopoulos is the 1,915th most popular politician (down from 1,896th in 2019), the 145th most popular biography from Greece (up from 155th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Greek Politician.

Georgios Papadopoulos was a Greek military officer who led a coup d'état that overthrew King Constantine II of Greece and his government.

Memorability Metrics

  • 990k

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  • 65.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Georgios Papadopoulos ranks 1,915 out of 19,576. Before him are Andrey Vyshinsky, Joko Widodo, Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria, Ptolemy XI Alexander II, Pescennius Niger, and Alexios II Komnenos. After him are Simone Veil, Emperor Renzong of Song, Eudokia Makrembolitissa, Ladislaus IV of Hungary, Clodius Albinus, and Eric the Victorious.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Georgios Papadopoulos ranks 11. Before him are J. D. Salinger, Primo Levi, Doris Lessing, Giulio Andreotti, Zhao Ziyang, and Kim Jong-suk. After him are Fausto Coppi, Desmond Doss, Walter Scheel, Lino Ventura, Choi Kyu-hah, and Margot Fonteyn. Among people deceased in 1999, Georgios Papadopoulos ranks 15. Before him are Joaquín Rodrigo, Amália Rodrigues, Wilt Chamberlain, Yehudi Menuhin, Anatoliy Solovianenko, and Wassily Leontief. After him are Willi Stoph, Robert Bresson, Raisa Gorbacheva, Arthur Leonard Schawlow, Jerzy Grotowski, and Joe DiMaggio.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Georgios Papadopoulos ranks 145 out of 1,024. Before him are Pope Hyginus (100), Andronicus of Rhodes (-100), Pope Eleutherius (171), Saint Giles (640), Costa-Gavras (1933), and Ioannis Kapodistrias (1776). After him are Ephialtes of Trachis (-550), Sophia Palaiologina (1455), Gülnuş Sultan (1642), Djemal Pasha (1872), Speusippus (-407), and Agesilaus II (-444).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Georgios Papadopoulos ranks 51. Before him are Ioannis Metaxas (1871), Perseus of Macedon (-212), Philip V of Macedon (-238), Hippias (-600), Antonia Minor (-36), and Ioannis Kapodistrias (1776). After him are Ephialtes of Trachis (-550), Sophia Palaiologina (1455), Gülnuş Sultan (1642), Agesilaus II (-444), Aeschines (-389), and Nicias (-500).

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