Karolos Papoulias: 6th President of Greece (1929–2021)
Karolos Papoulias (Greek: Κάρολος Παπούλιας, 4 June 1929 – 26 December 2021) was a Greek politician.
He was the 6th President of Greece from 2005 to 2015. He was the Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1985 to 1989 and from 1993 to 1996.
Karolos Papoulias Κάρολος Παπούλιας | |
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 Papoulias in 2009 | |
| 6th President of Greece | |
| In office 12 March 2005 – 13 March 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Kostas Karamanlis George Papandreou Lucas Papademos Panagiotis Pikrammenos Antonis Samaras Alexis Tsipras |
| Preceded by | Konstantinos Stephanopoulos |
| Succeeded by | Prokopis Pavlopoulos |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 13 October 1993 – 22 January 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Andreas Papandreou |
| Preceded by | Michalis Papakonstantinou |
| Succeeded by | Theodoros Pangalos |
| In office 26 July 1985 – 2 July 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Andreas Papandreou |
| Preceded by | Ioannis Charalambopoulos |
| Succeeded by | Tzannis Tzannetakis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 June 1929 Ioannina, Greece |
| Died | 26 December 2021 (aged 92) Athens, Greece |
| Political party | Panhellenic Socialist Movement |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Panou |
| Children | Fani Vicky Anna |
| Alma mater | University of Athens University of Milan University of Cologne |
| Signature |  |
Papoulias died on 26 December 2021 in Athens at the age of 92.
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