born Feb. 13, 1888, Kaléntzi, Greece died Nov. 1, 1968, Athens Greek prime minister (1944, 1963, 1964-65). He began his political career as a liberal in 1915 and served as minister of education (1929-33). In 1935 he founded the Democratic Socialist Party, then went into exile. He briefly headed a coalition government in 1944, then held ministerial posts (1946-52). He merged his party with the Liberal Party and formed the Centre Union in 1961. As prime minister in 1964 he introduced far-reaching social reforms, but he was dismissed by the king in 1965. After the military coup in 1967, he was jailed briefly with his son, Andreas Papandreou
born Feb. 5, 1919, Chios, Greece died June 23, 1996, Ekáli, near Athens Greek educator and prime minister (1981-89, 1993-96). Son of Georgios Papandreou, he taught at the University of California, Berkeley (1955-63), then returned to Greece when his father became premier (1963) and was elected to the Greek parliament. After the military coup in 1967 he went into exile. He returned in 1974 to form the left-wing Panhellenic Socialist Movement (Pasok). The party gained a majority in 1981, and Papandreou became premier. He promoted generous social-welfare programs, but his government was weakened by financial scandals and mounting budget deficits, and he resigned in 1989 but remained the leader of Pasok. He again became prime minister in 1993, but ill health forced him to retire in 1996