Georgios Papadopoulos
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Georgios Papadopoulos was a Hellenic Army officer and military dictator who ruled Greece from 1967 to 1973. He led the military junta that overthrew Prime Minister Panagiotis Kanellopoulos in 1967 and
Papadopoulos in 1973
Alexandros Panagoulis on trial by the junta.
Constantine II of Greece
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Constantine II was the last king of Greece, reigning from 6 March 1964 until the abolition of the Greek monarchy on 1 June 1973.
Georgios Papadopoulos
…middle-ranking Army officers, led a successful coup, taking advantage of the volatile political situation that had arisen from a conflict between the young King Constantine II and the popular former prime minister, Geórgios Papandreou. Papadopoulos used his power gained from the coup to try to place Papandreou under house…
Portrait by Allan Warren, 1987
Constantine's parents, Frederica and Paul, in 1939
Pro-monarchist and anti-communist poster in favour of George II for the 1946 referendum: "This is what they fear! Vote for the king!"
Constantine (centre) with President Eisenhower (left), 1959