Word: papandreou
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...have saved Greece," said tall, gaunt George Papandreou one day in 1944. There was pride in his voice, for his temporary Liberation government and British forces had just put down Communist rebellion in the streets of Athens...
...haven't got time to wait," said a gaunter, older (72) George Papandreou one day last week. There was apology in his voice, for in his sweat to be Prime Minister he had just joined forces with Greek Communists...
Less than a month remains before the elections. Papandreou and partners are out to unseat Premier Constantino Karamanlis, young, vigorous, stoutly antiCommunist, pro-American...
Ever since the civil war days of 1947, the Communist Party has been outlawed in Greece, but everyone acknowledges the E.D.A. party to be its chosen instrument. Not only did Papandreou make common cause with E.D.A., but so did others who also should know better. Among them: the mayor of Volos, Greece's fifth largest city, a millionaire freshly returned from a starry-eyed visit to the Soviet Union; Sophocles Venizelos, bridge-playing politician son of a statesman, and leader of a current neutralist campaign...
...Communists. Five members of Venizelos' Liberal Party were represented in the coalition cabinet, but Venizelos himself stayed aloof. When Venizelos ordered the five to resign last fortnight, the cabinet promptly collapsed and King Paul entrusted Venizelos himself with the task of forming a new government. Plastiras and Papandreou rushed home, but Tsouderos, one of Greece's ablest politicans, stayed on in Washington. This week it looked as if Venizelos would stay on as Premier for a while...