Alexandros Papagos

Alexandros Papagos
Alexandros Papagos
Αλέξανδρος Παπάγος
	Papagos as Prime Minister.
Prime Minister of Greece
	In office; 19 November 1952 – 4 October 1955
Monarch	Paul
Preceded by	Dimitrios Kiousopoulos (caretaker)
Succeeded by	Konstantinos Karamanlis
Personal details
Born	9 December 1883; Athens, Kingdom of Greece
Died	4 October 1955 (aged 71); Athens, Kingdom of Greece
Political party	Greek Rally
Relations	Georgios Averoff (great-uncle)
Parent(s)	Leonidas Papagos; Maria Averoff
Alma mater	Royal Military Academy (Belgium)
Awards	Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer; Grand Cross of the Order of Saints George and Constantine; Grand cross of the Order of George I; Grand Cross of the Order of the Phoenix; Commanders Cross of the Cross of Valour; War Cross; Medal of Military Merit; Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire; Médaille militaire; Croix de Guerre
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of Greece; Second Hellenic Republic
Branch/service	Hellenic Army
Years of service	1906–1917; 1920–1922; 1926–1951
Rank	Field Marshal
Commands	Commander-in-Chief of the Hellenic Armed Forces; Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff; Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff
Battles/wars	Balkan Wars First Balkan War Battle of Bizani; ; Second Balkan War; ; Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922); World War II Greco-Italian War; Battle of Greece; ; Greek Civil War;

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Alexandros Papagos (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Παπάγος; 9 December 1883^[1] – 4 October 1955) was a Greek army officer who led the Hellenic Army in World War II and the later stages of the subsequent Greek Civil War.^[2] The only Greek career officer to rise to the rank of Field Marshal, Papagos became the first Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff from 1950 until his resignation the following year. He then entered politics, founding the nationalist Greek Rally party and becoming the country's Prime Minister after his victory in the 1952 elections. His premiership was shaped by the Cold War and the aftermath of the Greek Civil War, and was defined by several key events, including Greece becoming a member of NATO; U.S. military bases being allowed on Greek territory and the formation of a powerful and vehemently anti-communist security apparatus. Papagos' tenure also saw the start of the Greek economic miracle, and rising tensions with Britain and Turkey during the Cyprus Emergency over the Cyprus issue.

^ Note: Greece officially adopted the Gregorian calendar on 16 February 1923 (which became 1 March). All dates prior to that, unless specifically denoted, are Old Style.
^ "Alexandros Papagos | Greek statesman". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-01-13.

[1] Note: Greece officially adopted the Gregorian calendar on 16 February 1923 (which became 1 March). All dates prior to that, unless specifically denoted, are Old Style.

[:0-2] "Alexandros Papagos | Greek statesman". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-01-13.

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