Alexandros Papagos

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Alexandros Papagos was a Greek field marshal and statesman who led government forces to victory in the Greek Civil War and later served as Prime Minister of Greece.

Aliases (2)
  • Leonidas Papagos ×1
  • Αλέξανδρος Παπάγος ×1

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek military officer
Prime Minister of Greece
field marshal
human
politician
awardReceived Grand Cross of the Order of George I
Grand Cross of the Order of the Phoenix (Greece)
Legion of Honour
Order of the British Empire
War Cross (Greece)
burialPlace First Cemetery of Athens
causeOfDeath cancer
conflict Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
Greek Civil War
World War II
countryOfCitizenship Greece
dateOfBirth 1883-12-09
dateOfDeath 1955-10-04
educatedAt Cavalry School of Ypres
Hellenic Military Academy
École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr
endTime 1955-10-04
familyName Papagos
founded Greek Rally
givenName Alexandros
hasOccupation soldier
statesman
headOfGovernment Kingdom of Greece
memberOf Hellenic Army General Staff
militaryBranch Hellenic Army
militaryRank Field Marshal of Greece
nativeLanguage Greek
notableAchievement headed Greece’s post–World War II reconstruction government
led government forces to victory in the Greek Civil War
notableWork leadership of government forces in the Greek Civil War
officeContested Prime Minister of Greece
placeOfBirth Athens
Kingdom of Greece
placeOfDeath Athens
Kingdom of Greece
politicalParty Greek Rally
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief of the Hellenic Army
Minister of National Defence of Greece
Prime Minister of Greece
religion Greek Orthodox Church
residence Athens
sexOrGender male
startTime 1952-11-19

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Italian invasion of Greece
commander
Alexander Papagos ("Leonidas Papagos")
father
Alexander Papagos ("Αλέξανδρος Παπάγος")
nativeName
Greek Civil War
notableCommander

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