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- After the evacuation of Greece by the Axis powers, he entered Athens (October 1944) as Prime Minister of the Greek government-in-exile with some units of the Greek Army and the allied British. During the same month, he became prime minister in the Greek government of National Unity [el], which had succeeded the Greek government-in-exile.
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In the early hours of 22 June, George Papandreou and his government narrowly survived a vote of confidence in the Greek parliament, with 155 of the 300 seats in parliament. [34] His government held 152 seats.
Papandreou joined the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) when his father formed that party in 1974, but his political career did not begin in earnest until he was elected to the parliament, representing the nomós (department) of Achaea, in 1981.
Managing to escape, he then headed the Greek coalition government (initially a government-in-exile) from April 1944 until after the German army withdrew from Greece in October 1944, but he resigned in December of that year as the country slipped into civil war. From 1946 to 1952 he held ministerial posts in several governments.
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Following clashes between the Greek and Turkish communities, his government sent a Greek army division to the island. King Constantine II openly opposed Papandreou's government, and there were frequent ultra-rightist plots in the Army, which destabilised the government.
Aug 24, 2016 · Papandreou was active in the Greek resistance in World War II and headed (1944–45) the government-in-exile. A staunch anti-Communist, he served (1946–52) in a number of Social Democratic cabinets and formed (1961) the liberal Center Union party , which won the elections of Nov., 1963.
Nov 2, 2011 · Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, leader of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (Pasok), is the scion of Greece's premier socialist dynasty. The son and grandson of two former prime...
In 1944, he went on the side of the exiled royal government in Egypt, and he soon flew to Cairo in order to create a coalition government. After the War, he continued his political career and was elected numerous times.
