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Post by leandros nikon on Nov 14, 2007 10:45:34 GMT -5
11.D
Nikolaos Stasinopoulos and Family/Viohalko,ELVAL, ETEM, Halkor, Sidenor and Fitco.Nikolaos Stasinopoulos. He is a very discreet and productive captain of industry, and one who belongs literally to the group of businessmen that developed the post-WWII Greek industrial sector. The family’s main company is Viohalko Holding, which has interests ranging in all areas of metallurgy. Other firms include ELVAL, which produces aluminum products, ETEM, Halkor, Sidenor and Fitco. All these companies are involved in the production of copper, steel and plastic, and have made real inroads on international markets. In fact, 6 percent of Greece’s total exports come from the Stasinopoulos string of companies. Mr. Stasinopoulos has held the title of greatest Greek exporter for quite some years. His main business characteristics are caution and discretion; he eschews public display of his wealth and strives for minimal media exposure. Facts: Some 80 companies are owned partially or in full by Stasinopoulos. Viohalco alone employs around 8,000 people. The sum of exports made by his group in 2005 was around 1.5 billion USD. Fortune: The Stasinopoulos fortune stands at around 1.2 billion USD; however, its sheer number and diversity of interests makes it difficult to estimate.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Viohalco
Industry Metals, manufacturing
Founded 1937
Headquarters Brussels
, Belgium
Key people
Nikolaos Stassinopoulos (Chairman)
Products Aluminium, Copper, Steel, Steel Pipes, Cables, Technology and R&D, Recycling and waste management services, Real estate development.
Revenue €5.375 billion (2021)
Operating income
€514.29 million (2021)
Net income
€219.99 million (2021
Total assets €5.238 billion (2021
Total equity €1.656 billion (2021
Owner Ippokratis I. Stasinopoulos (30.31%)
Nikolaos Stassinopoulos (27.43%)
Evangelos Stassinopoulos (19.20%)
Michail Stassinopoulos (7.01%)
Number of employees
9,782 (2021)
Website Viohalco.com
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The Mytilineos FamilyMytilineos family,has dealt in metal products since the late 19th century. The family owns the Mytilineos Holding consortium, which has a strong presence in the Greek and Balkan area in the aforementioned products. They also have large stakes in Aluminium of Greece, the largest aluminum producer in the country, and the METKA Group, which is involved in the production of material used in electrical plants and in projects in the defense sector. Moreover, they are the main stakeholders in ELVO, which manufactures light-weight vehicles, mainly for the armed forces. As a family, the Mytilinios clan has strong ambition to get more involved in the emerging Balkan markets, especially in Romania. Facts: Around 5000 employees in all companies, and Mytilineos Holding alone projects revenues of 1.3 billion USD for 2006. Fortune: Roughly, around 1 billion USD. Source: Balkan Analysis Mytilineos Group of CompaniesAluminum of Greece ELBO Hellenic Copper Mines Metka Mytilineos Hellenic Wind Power Mytilineos Power Generation and Supply Sometra
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halyvourgiki_Hellenic_Steel_Industry_S.A. Angelopoulos /Halyvourgiki Hellenic Steel Industry S.A.Industry Metals, manufacturing Founded 1937 Headquarters Athens, Greece Giorgos Angelopoulos (Executive Chairman) Panagiotis Angelopoulos (Executive Vice Chairman) Products Construction Copper ,Aluminium ,Steel. Revenue €1.958 billion (2013) Total assets €1.560 billion (end 2013) Total equity €1.033 billion (end 2013) Number of employees 2.910 (end 2013) Website www.halyvourgiki.comHalyvourgiki Hellenic Steel Industry S.A. (Greek: Χαλυβουργική–Ελληνική Βιομηχανία Χαλκού Α.Ε) has historically been one of the main steel producers in Greece and the second largest after Viohalko.It effectively started business in 1925 as a trading company, moving into wire production in 1932 and steel production in 1938. Production was modernized and expanded after World War II, with the company moving production into a new factory in Elefsina in 1953. The following years were its "golden age", as a construction boom connected with the Greek economic miracle lead to a huge increase in demand for steel. Halyvourgiki faced serious economic problems during the economic crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s in Greece, but has managed to survive following through a modernization program, involving new products and technologies. Its huge, brightly colored facilities have almost become a landmark of the Elefsina area. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prodromos Bodosakis-Athanassiadisen.wikipedia.org/wiki/PyrkalFounded in 1874, Pyrkal is one of the oldest Defence Industries (in the modern sense) in Greece and the main producer of ammunition and explosives in the country. Throughout its history it has been one of the largest Greek companies, in fact a reflection of the history of Greek Industry itself. Moreover, since its foundation it has been a crucial supplier during all the military conflicts this nation faced, and historically a well-established exporter to five continents. Since 1934 the company was controlled by Prodromos Bodosakis-Athanassiadis, one of the most important figures in 20th century Greek industrial history. Pyrkal eventually became part of a huge industrial empire created by Bodosakis in Greece, involved in mining operations (several companies, holding dominant position in the country), textiles, chemicals and fertilizers, glass manufacturing, engineering & constructions, as well as services (shipping, insurances etc.). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dimitris Kopelouzos/Prometheus Gas,Damco Energy
The Greek government was urged this week to proceed rapidly with opening up the energy market, before the EU forces it to do so. Dimitris Kopelouzos, CEO of Prometheus Gas, which imports Russian natural gas to Greece, and of Damco Energy, specializing in constructing and operating major energy projects, told a press conference on Wednesday that any further delay in liberalizing the electricity market will have dire consequences both for the Public Power Corporation (PPC) and Greek investors. Kopelouzos described how obscure the horizon is in the energy sector, discouraging private investments. He said that in the electricity market, where he has secured licenses for two power plants, the legal framework does not allow the funding of new units: “None of the licensed companies can proceed to negotiations with banks and constructors for new electric power plants, as both the operating status of the market and whether this will allow the funding of new units through project finance are not known yet.” Kopelouzos further suggested that the scheduled tender by the Hellenic Transmission System Operator (DESMIE) for units with capacity of 900 MW does nothing for the liberalization of the market. Maintaining the PPC’s monopoly will lead to forced liberalization by the EU, as occurred in Italy with ENEL, which was obliged to sell a third of its generating capacity to third parties. He warned that this model will benefit neither the PPC, which will lose much of the market, nor investors, who will have to face competition from wealthier foreign rivals. To avoid this, Kopelouzos proposes a market opening to suppliers who would purchase part of the PPC-produced power to resell it to the market. He voiced his support to the PPC chairman Ioannis Paleokrassas’s proposal on construction of new units jointly with private investors, totaling a capacity of 1600 MW. “We would give serious consideration to such a proposal,” he noted. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Germanos (Chain of Stores)wikipedia The Germanos Chain of Stores is a multinational chain of retail electronic goods vendors. They specialize in offering high-end electronic devices such as computers, digital cameras, mp3 players and cellular phones. They also offer fixed and mobile telephony as well as internet solutions. They belong to the Germanos Group which in turn is indirectly owned by the Greek mobile operator Cosmote. The Germanos Group started as a battery shop in Athens in 1980, but then the subsidiary Germanos Stores was created to take charge of the retail points of the company. Since it has expanded into the Balkans and Eastern Europe . In 2006 the holding company of the Germanos stores was bought by a subsidiary of the Greek mobile operator Cosmote, Cosmoholding Cyprus LTD. Germanos stores expanded throughout the last years in Greece, Cyprus and many Eastern European countries counting as of 2007 960 retail points. Germanos retail stores are found in: Greece Bulgaria Cyprus Poland Romania Ukraine fyrom ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vianex_S.A.
Giannakopoulos/Vianex
Vianex S.A. is a Greek pharmaceutical company, founded in 1971 by the Giannakopoulos’ family that has been involved with the pharmaceutical industry since 1924. The company produces, imports, packages, markets and distributes a large number of pharmaceuticals covering all the various therapeutic classes. It has also formed strategic partnerships and alliances with major pharmaceutical entities across the globe, such as Merck & Co. (U.S.A.), Sanofi Pasteur MSD (France) and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Japan). VIANEX S.A. has also been exporting registered products for over 20 years in 35 countries in Europe (UK, France, Spain, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Cyprus), the Middle East (Jordan, S. Arabia), Africa (Tunisia, Sudan, South Africa, the Ivory Coast) and Asia (Philippines, Japan, Vietnam, Singapore, Taiwan). The headquarters are located in Athens, Greece, while the company owns three factories in the Attica region and one in Patras, Greece. VIANEX S.A. has also established its own Research & Development department, which undertakes the development of new pharmaceutical formulations for the treatment of various medicinal causes. The company recently began to cooperate with various Universities on the research and development of new active molecules which are effective in the treatment of serious diseases. VIANEX S.A. undertakes several Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, through which it supports a variety of associations, organizations and welfare institutions operating in the health sector.It also works closely with the country’s University Clinics and Research Centers to promote scientific knowledge and direct use of research in VIANEX’s production centers, for the benefit of the general public. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Minos Kyriakou
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minos_KyriakouMinos Kyriakou (born May 31, 1942 in Poros, Greece) is a Greek-Cypriot billionaire shipping magnate and businessman. He is the Chairman of Euroholdings Capital & Investment Corp.Some of his main business involvements include: the ownership of the Greek multimedia company the Antenna Group (which also includes companies like Daphne Communications S.A., Heaven Music, etc.), ownership of two oil companies (Bacoil International and Athenian Oil Trading Inc.) and ownership of a shipping company (Athenian Sea Carriers Ltd.) that is based in Singapore, ownership of mills in the United States, and a stake in the airline company Singapore Airlines. He is also the President of the Aegean Foundation. He also owns the Greek basketball club, Panellinios.In addition to this, he is also the President of the Greek Olympic Committee and he was the President of the International Olympic Academy (IOA). He was also elected to the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) council in August 2003. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 www.systems-sunlight.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/SUNLIGHT-MotivePowerBatteries-PzS-PzB.jpgSYSTEMS SUNLIGHT S.A. is a global player in the field of integrated energy solutions, specializing in the development, production and marketing of batteries and energy storage systems for industrial, advanced technology and consumer applications. In its 3rd decade of sustained growth, the company today ranks among the world’s top providers of energy storage solutions. Headquartered in Greece, SUNLIGHT has developed a robust worldwide sales and partners network. The company’s consistent global outlook has made it a major international player in the energy storage sector with 84% of its production exported to more than 100 countries. Working closely with experienced and dynamic partners, the company has been very successful in expanding globally while implementing a solution-based approach locally, by carefully identifying and promptly responding to specific customer needs. SUNLIGHT’s products and services have gained international recognition by ensuring uninterrupted and reliable operations in a wide range of critical applications for a broad spectrum of industries, including Material Handling and Logistics, Leisure & Mobility, Transportation, IT, Telecommunications, Renewable Energy, Power Production and Distribution, Oil & Gas, Infrastructure, Defense as well as Consumer products. Based on its customer-oriented approach, manufacturing excellence, competitive and reliable solutions and extensive partners network, SUNLIGHT will continue to grow and strengthen its leading position as the preferred provider of energy storage systems worldwide. At the core of the company’s growth lies its state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Northern Greece, covering an area of 142,000m². The company has consistently invested in developing one of the most advanced industrial plants in Europe, running highly specialized production and assembly lines. The plant is fully compliant with the strictest international standards and is certified for Quality, Occupational Health & Safety and Environmental management systems. Respect towards the environment is an integral part of SUNLIGHT’s corporate philosophy and culture. This principle inspires the company’s strategy and is reflected in its daily operations and practices.
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Ellaktoren.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellaktor Ellaktor SA is a multinational Greek construction group (largest in Greece) with operations spanning various sectors of public and private development (real estate, energy (biogas and others), railway (Athens-Piraeus Electric Railways upgrade),fuel pipes, other infrastructure development) in ten countries.Internationally it operates in Oman (Blue City project through subsidiary Aktor, it is the largest key project abroad (€629 million giving it 50% interest),Serbia, Bucharest & Russia (waste management, in Russia it is currently the preferred bidder for a concession), Qatar (airport, 40%) as well as UAE, and Kuwait. It is also a holding company that owns interest in European Goldfields (19.36%, primarily to give it access to Hellas Gold (which it also has a 5% direct stake in) and the Hellenic Casino of Pamitha/Athens Mont Parnes Casino (15.3%) which is undergoing expansion (January 2011). There are also significant real estate assets managed by subsidiary REDS. They include the Athens Exhibition Centre (11.7%), Kantza Mall (100%, budget at €300 million is the highest) and the Yialou Retail Park (100%) and the Piraeus Metropolitan Center (19.5%). The company's consistent annual growth in revenue from 2005 to 2009 ended in 2010 when for the first time in half a decade Ellaktor recorded negative growth in sales (down 21.8% to €1.3 billion for the first nine months of the 2010 fiscal year). The drop in net profit (after minority interests) was even more pronounced (fell to €9 million from €72 million, net profit fell every year since 2007 when it amounted to €130 million). In 2010 net debt (€913 million euro) grew six times faster than total assets (23% compared to over 3%). On February 2, 2014 Ellaktor had a market value of €6.8 billion www.kathimerini.gr/1027482/article/epikairothta/politikh/fwtovoltaika-parka-a3ias-350-ekat-kataskeyazei-h-ellaktwr-sto-e3wteriko
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GEK Terna
Key people Giorgos Peristeris (Chairman) Products Construction Concessions Energy Waste management Mining Real Estate Revenue €971.30 million (2020[1]) Operating income €145.10 million (2020[1]) Net income €58.07 million (2020[1]) Total assets €4.635 billion (2020[1]) Total equity €823.86 million (2020[1]) Owners Georgios Peristeris (29.75%) Latsco Hellenic Holdings S.a.r.L (7.60%)[2] Number of employees 2,052 (2020) Subsidiaries Terna Energy S.A. (45.9%) Heron S.A. (50%) Website www.gekterna.com
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Titan Cement
Type S.A. (corporation)
Traded as
Euronext Brussels: TITC
ISIN BE0974338700
Industry Cement and Building materials
Founded 1902 in Greece
Founders Nikolaos Canellopoulos
Headquarters Brussels, Belgium
Area served
Europe, America, Middle East
Key people
Dimitri Papalexopoulos (Chairman)
Michael Colakides (Managing Director and Group CFO)
Products Cement
construction aggregates
ready mix concrete
fly ash
dry mortars
building blocks
Revenue €1.607 billion (2020)
Operating income
€286.2 million (2020)
Net income
€37.451 million (2020)
Total assets €2.678 billion (2020)
Total equity €1.266 billion (2020)
Owners E.D.Y.V.E.M. Ltd (37.03%)
Paul and Alexandra Canellopoulos Foundation (10.09%)
FMR LLC (9.99%)
Number of employees
5,359 (2020)
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Energean From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Industry Energy Founded 2007 Headquarters London, United Kingdom Area served Southeast Europe, North Africa Key people Karen Simon (Chairman) Mathios Rigas (CEO) Products Oil and Gas Exploration Natural Gas Trading Oil Refining Revenue Increase US$737.1 million (2022) Operating income Increase US$232.2 million (2022) Net income Increase US$17.3 million (2022) Total assets Increase US$5.731 billion (2022) Total equity Decrease US$650.2 million (2022) Owner UBS Asset Management (17.5%) Stathis Topouzoglou (9.47%) Leumi Partners Ltd. (8.70%) Mathios Rigas (8.34%) Website www.energean.com
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Hellenic Petroleum
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HELLENiQ ENERGY Holdings S.A.
Ελληνικά Πετρέλαια Ανώνυμη Εταιρεία
Elliniká Petrélaia Anónymi Etairía
Industry Energy industry
Founded 1958 as Public Petroleum Corporation
Headquarters Athens
Greece
Area served
SE Europe
Key people
Andreas Shiamishis (CEO) Yannis Papathanasiou (Chairman)
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Products Oil and Gas Exploration
Natural Gas Trading and Transportation
Oil Refining
Petrochemicals
Electricity Generation
Services Fuel Stations, planes, Ships
Revenue Increase €9.222 billion (2021)
Operating income
Decrease €400.29 million (2021)
Net income
Decrease €341.15 million (2021)
Total assets Increase €7.779 billion (2021)
Total equity Increase €2.129 billion (2021)
Owner POIH Investments Ltd (45.47%)
HRADF (35.47%)
Number of employees
3,500 (2020)
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Motor Oil Hellas
Native name
ΜΟΤΟΡ ΟΪΛ ΕΛΛΑΣ Α.Ε.
Type Anonymi Etairia
Traded as
Athex: MOH
Industry Petroleum, Gas & energy industry
Founded 1970; 53 years ago
Founder Nikos Vardinogiannis
Vardis Vardinogiannis
Headquarters Marousi, Athens
, Greece
Area served
Southeast Europe, North Africa
Key people
Vardis Vardinogiannis (President)
Giannis Vardinogiannis (Vice president)
Petros Tzannetakis (Chief executive officer)
Products Petroleum refining and transportation in Greece and abroad, energy, other petrochemicals
Services Fuel gas stations, oil tankers, airplanes
Revenue €16.631 billion (2022)
Operating income
€2.111 billion (2022)
Net income
€967.2 million (2022)
Total assets €7.197 billion (2022)
Total equity €2.138 billion (2022)
Owner Petroventure Holdings Limited (40.93%)
Number of employees
1,300 (2019)
Subsidiaries Avin Oil/Cyclon
Coral Gas/Shell Hellas
Ermes
Korinthos Power
Mediamax Holdings Limited
Website moh.gr
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Post by leandros nikon on Nov 14, 2007 10:46:07 GMT -5
12.Politicians.
Xenophon Euthymiou Zolotas
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophon_Zolotas(March 26, 1904 – June 11, 2004) an eminent Greek economist, served as an interim non-party Prime Minister of Greece. Born in Athens in 1904, Zolotas studied economics at the University of Athens, and later studied in Leipzig and Paris. He was a scion of a wealthy family of goldsmiths with roots in pre-revolutionary Russia. In 1928 he became Professor of Economics at Athens University, a post he held until 1968, when he resigned in protest at the military regime which had come to power in 1967. He was a member of the Board of Directors of UNRRA in 1946 and held senior posts in the International Monetary Fund and other international organistions 1946 and 1981. Zolotas was governor of the Bank of Greece in 1944-1945, 1955-1967 (when he resigned in protest at the regime), and 1974-1981. He published many works on Greek and international economic topics. He was considered a moderate, a champion of fiscal conservatism and of monetary stability. When the elections of November 1989 failed to give a majority to either the PASOK party of Andreas Papandreou or the New Democracy party of Constantine Mitsotakis, Zolotas, then aged 85, agreed to become Prime Minister at head of a non-party administration until fresh elections could be held. He resigned when the election of April 1990 gave Mitsotakis a narrow majority. He was a workaholic and an avid winter swimmer, making a point of swimming every morning throughout the year even into his nineties. Prof. Xenophon Zolotas is a well-known Greek economist. The speeches that follows were given to a foreign audience, at the closing session of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, on September 26, 1957 and on October 2, 1959. Prof. Zolotas held the positions of the Governor of the bank of Greece and the Governor of the Funds for Greece, at that time. ``I always wished to address this Assembly in Greek, but I realized that it would have been indeed Greek to all present in this room. I found out, however, that I could make my address in Greek which would still be English to everybody. With your permission, Mr. Chairman, I shall do it now, using with the exception of articles and prepositions only Greek words.'' First speech``Kyrie,
I eulogize the archons of the Panethnic Numismatic Thesaurus and the Ecumenical Trapeza for the orthodoxy of their axioms, methods and policies, although there is an episode of cacophony of the Trapeza with Hellas.
With enthusiasm we dialogue and synagonize at the synods of our didymous Organizations in which polymorphous economic ideas and dogmas are analyzed and synthesized.
Our critical problems such as the numismatic plethora generate some agony and melancholy. This phenomenon is characteristic of our epoch. But, to my thesis, we have the dynamism to program therapeutic practices as a prophylaxis from chaos and catastrophe.
In parallel, a panethnic unhypocritical economic synergy and harmonization in a democratic climate is basic.
I apologize for my eccentric monologue. I emphasize my eucharistia to you Kyrie, to the eugenic and generous American Ethnos and to the organizers and protagonists of this Amphictyony and the gastronomic symposia.'' Second speech``Kyrie,
It is Zeus' anathema on our epoch for the dynamism of our economies and the heresy of our economic methods and policies that we should agonise between the Scylla of numismatic plethora and the Charybdis of economic anaemia.
It is not my idiosyncrasy to be ironic or sarcastic but my diagnosis would be that politicians are rather cryptoplethorists. Although they emphatically stigmatize numismatic plethora, energize it through their tactics and practices.
Our policies have to be based more on economic and less on political criteria.
Our gnomon has to be a metron between political, strategic and philanthropic scopes. Political magic has always been antieconomic.
In an epoch characterised by monopolies, oligopolies, menopsonies, monopolistic antagonism and polymorphous inelasticities, our policies have to be more orthological. But this should not be metamorphosed into plethorophobia which is endemic among academic economists.
Numismatic symmetry should not antagonize economic acme.
A greater harmonization between the practices of the economic and numismatic archons is basic.
Parallel to this, we have to synchronize and harmonize more and more our economic and numismatic policies panethnically.
These scopes are more practical now, when the prognostics of the political and economic barometer are halcyonic.
The history of our didymous organisations in this sphere has been didactic and their gnostic practices will always be a tonic to the polyonymous and idiomorphous ethnical economics. The genesis of the programmed organisations will dynamize these policies. I sympathise, therefore, with the aposties and the hierarchy of our organisations in their zeal to programme orthodox economic and numismatic policies, although I have some logomachy with them.
I apologize for having tyrannized you with my hellenic phraseology.
In my epilogue, I emphasize my eulogy to the philoxenous autochthons of this cosmopolitan metropolis and my encomium to you, Kyrie, and the stenographers.'' Georgios Papandreou George Papandreou (senior) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Papandreou (in Greek Georgios Papandreou or Ãåþñãéïò ÐáðáíäñÝïõ) (18 February 1888 - 1 November 196 was a Greek politician. He was born at Kaledsi, in Achaea in southern Greece. As a young man, he became involved in politics as a supporter of the Liberal leader Eleftherios Venizelos, who made him Governor of Lesbos after the Balkan War of 1912. He married a Polish woman, Sofia Mineyko, and their son Andreas Papandreou was born at Chios in 1919. During the political crisis surrounding Greece's entry into World War I, Papandreou was one of Venizelos's closest supporters against the pro-German King Constantine I. When Venizelos was forced to flee Athens, Papandreou accompanied him to Crete, and then went to Lesbos, where he mobilised anti-monarchist supporters in the islands and rallied support for Venizelos's insurgent pro-British government in Thessaloniki. In 1921 he narrowly escaped assassination. Papandreou served as a Venizelist Member of Parliament, as Interior Minister in 1923, and in several other government posts during the Republic of 1924–1935. A lifelong opponent of the Greek monarchy, he was exiled in 1936 by the Greek royalist dictator Ioannis Metaxas. Following the German occupation of Greece in World War II, he joined the predominantly Venizelist government-in-exile based in Egypt (with British support, and king George II as official head of state), and in 1944-45 he served as Prime Minister. During the later 1940s he saw the Greek Communist Party as the main threat to democracy and served in a number of cabinets between 1946 and 1952 while the Greek Civil War was raging. George Papandreou as a young man (seated left), and his wife, Sofia Mineyko (seated right), with other members of the Mineyko family, about 1918Papandreou spent the rest of the 1950s in opposition, while the conservatives were in the ascendant and the left was repressed by the royalist controlled armed forces. In 1961 Papandreou revived Greek liberalism by founding the Center Union Party, a confederation of old liberal Venizelists and dissatisfied conservatives. Papandreou's party won the elections of November 1963. His progressive policies as premier aroused much opposition in conservative circles, as did the prominent role played by his son Andreas, whose policies were seen as being considerably left of center. He was against the Zurich agreement which led to the foundation of the republic of Cyprus. Following clashes between the two communities in Cyprus, his government sent a Greek army division to Cyprus. King Constantine II openly opposed Papandreou's government and there were frequent ultra-rightist plots in the Army which destabilised the government. Finally the King engineered a split in the Centre Union and in July 1965 he dismissed the government following a dispute over control of the Ministry of Defence. After the April 1967 military coup by the Colonels' junta led by George Papadopoulos, Papandreou was arrested. He died under house arrest in November 1968. His funeral became the occasion for a large anti-government demonstration. Georgios Papandreou was never referred to as "Senior" during his lifetime. During the Junta and after his life he was often referred to as "Geros" (old man, a name indicating respect in Greece). Since his grandson George A. Papandreou entered politics, most current Greek writers use "Georgios" to refer to the grandfather, and "Giorgos" to refer to the grandson.
Konstantinos Karamanlis
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_KaramanlisKonstantinos Karamanlis (8 March 1907 - 23 April 1998) was a Prime Minister, President of Greece and a towering figure of Greek politics whose political career spanned much of the latter half of the 20th century. Karamanlis as early as 1958 pursued an aggressive policy toward Greek membership in the EEC. He personally lobbied European leaders, such as Germany's Konrad Adenauer and France's Charles de Gaulle followed by two years of intense negotiations with Brussels.[6][7] His intense lobbying bore fruit and on 9 July 1961 his government and the Europeans signed the protocols of Greece's Treaty of Association with the European Economic Community (EEC). The signing ceremony in Athens was attended by top government delegations from the six-member bloc of Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Luxemburg and the Netherlands, a precursor of the European Union. Economy Minister Aristidis Protopapadakis and Foreign Minister Evangelos Averoff were also present.[6] German Vice-Chancellor Ludwig Erhard and Belgian Foreign Minister Paul-Henri Spaak, a European Union pioneer and a Karlspreis winner like Karamanlis, were among the European delegates.[6] This had the profound effect of ending Greece's economic isolation and breaking its political and economic dependence on US economic and military aid, mainly through NATO.[6] Greece became the first European country to acquire the status of associate member of the EEC outside the six nation EEC group. In November 1962 the association treaty came into effect and envisaged the country's full membership at the EEC by 1984, after the gradual elimination of all Greek tariffs on EEC imports.[6] A financial protocol clause included in the treaty provided for loans to Greece subsidised by the community of about $300 million between 1962 and 1972 to help increase the competitiveness of the Greek economy in anticipation of Greece's full membership. The Community's financial aid package as well as the protocol of accession were suspended during the 1967-74 junta years.[6] As well Greece was kicked out of the Council of Europe during the dictatorship. Soon after returning to Greece during metapolitefsi Karamanlis reactivated his push for the country's full EEC membership in 1975 citing political and economic reasons.[6] In May 1979 he signed the full treaty of accession. Greece became the tenth member of the EEC on 1 January 1981 three years earlier than the original protocol envisioned and despite the freezing of the treaty of accession during the junta (1967-1974).[6] Karamanlis retired in 1995, at the age of 88, having won 5 parliamentary elections, and having spent 14 years as Prime Minister, 10 years as President of the Republic, and a total of more than sixty years in active politics. For his long service to democracy and as a pioneer of European integration from the earliest stages of the European Union, Karamanlis was awarded one of the most prestigious European prizes, the Karlspreis in 1978. He died after a short illness in 1998, at the age of 91. He bequeathed his archives to the Konstantinos Karamanlis Foundation,[20] a conservative think tank he had founded and endowed. His nephew Kostas Karamanlis is now the leader of the New Democracy party (Nea Demokratia), and Prime Minister as of 7 March, 2004. Karamanlis has been praised for presiding over an early period of fast economic growth for Greece (1955-63) and for being the primary engineer of Greece's successful bid for membership in the European Union. His supporters came to laud him as the charismatic Ethnarches (National Leader).[21] Some of his left-wing opponents have accused him of condoning rightist "para-statal" groups, whose members undertook Via kai Notheia (Violence and Corruption), i.e., fraud during the electoral contests between ERE and Papandreou's Center Union party, and were responsible for the assassination of Gregoris Lambrakis. Some of Karmanlis's conservative opponents have criticized his socialist economic policies during the 1970s, which included the nationalization of Olympic Airways and Emporiki Bank and the creation of a large public sector. Karamanlis has also been criticized by some for indecisiveness in his management of the Cyprus crisis in 1974[22] even though it is widely acknowledged that he skillfully avoided an all out war with Turkey during that time. Karamanlis, however, successfully orchestrated the transition from dictatorship to parliamentary democracy in 1974 and he was also widely recognised for his dedication to the cause of European unification.[23]
Constantine of Greece The last king of GreeceConstantine of Greece formerly Constantine II, King of the Hellenes (born June 2, 1940) was King of Greece from 1964 until the abolition of the monarchy in 1974. During the period 1964-1974 his title in Greek was Konstantinos II, Vasileus ton Ellinon. He has lived in exile since 1967. In 1960, at the age of 20 he competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, winning a gold medal in sailing (Gold Dragon Class). Evangelos Averoff-Tositsas (1910-1990) was a distinguished liberal Greek politician and a prominent author. During the tripartite Axis occupation of Greece, Averoff was taken hostage and imprisoned in Italy. He escaped after a year of imprisonment and created the "Freedom or Death" resistance group, which had the purpose of liberating Greek and Allied war hostages. During the military dictatorship of 1967-1974, Averoff participated in one of the foremost acts of resistance against the regime, the Velos mutiny, for which he was arrested as an "instigator". After the restoration of democracy in 1974, during metapolitefsi he participated in the New Democracy centre-right party under Konstantinos Karamanlis, and served as minister in subsequent governments. He was elected president of the party in 1981, but had to leave his post due to health problems in 1984. Evangelos Averoff has been a prominent author of political and historical works, amongst which the "Customs Union in the Balkans" (1933), which the Carnegie institute awarded, "Fire and Axe, 1944-1949" (1974) dealing with the Greek civil war, "A History of missed opportunities: The Cypriot Problem 1956-1963" (1981), and others. Konstantinos Tsatsosen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantinos_TsatsosKonstantinos Tsatsos (July 1, 1899–October 8, 1987) was a revered Greek diplomat, professor of law, scholar and politician. He served as President of Greece from 1975 to 1980. He was born in Athens in 1899. After graduating from the Law School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in 1918 he joined the diplomatic corps. After completing his doctoral studies (1924-1928) in Heidelberg, Weimar Republic Germany, he returned to Greece where he became a professor of law in 1933. In 1940, he was arrested and exiled for opposing the 4th of August Regime under Prime Minister of Greece Ioannis Metaxas. During the Axis occupation of Greece during World War II, Tsatsos participated in the Greek Resistance and then he fled to the Middle East, where the exiled Greek government was seated. After the end of World War II, in 1945 he returned to Greece and entered politics and became minister for the first time. In 1946, when he decided to participate more actively in the politics of Greece, he resigned from his post National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and then he became a member of the Liberal Party. After the formation of the National Radical Union by Constantine Karamanlis, in 1955 he became a member of the party and one of the closest colleagues of Karamanlis, although, ideologically, he was a centrist-liberal and not a conservative. He served as a member of parliament and in various ministerial positions until the Greek military junta of 1967-1974. Under the first premiership of Karamanlis (1955-1963) he served for many years as Minister of Public Administration. After the Metapolitefsi in 1974, he was elected again as member of the Hellenic Parliament and became Minister for Culture. In 1975, he was elected President of the Republic by the parliament. He retired after serving his five-year term. He died in 1987 in Athens. He was survived by his wife, Ioanna née Seferiádou, the sister of the Nobel laureate poet George Seferis.
Kostas Simitiswikipedia Simitis is largely known in Greece for his political philosophy which is known as Eksynchronismos ("modernization") which focuses on extensive public investment and infrastructure works as well as economic and labor reforms. Simitis is credited by his supporters with overcoming chronic problems of the Greek economy and thus achieving the admittance of Greece into the Eurozone. During the period of his governance, official data presented inflation as having decreased from 15% to 3%, public deficits diminished from 14% to 3%, GDP increasing at an annual average of 4% and factual labor incomes having increased at a rate of 3% per year. . Many large-scale infrastructure projects were carried out or begun during the so-called 'era of Eksychronismos', such as the new "Eleftherios Venizelos" Athens International Airport, the Rio-Antirio bridge, the Athens Metro,the Athens tram,"Attiki odos" hiwhway or the "Egnatia Odos" hiwhway.He also modernized the greek airforce,coast guard,fire department as his government bought many modern aircrafts and other specialised means of various roles.Because of this, political analysts of the modern Greek history have compared Simitis to prominent Greek reformist politicians of the past such as Charilaos Trikoupis and Eleftherios Venizelos.  Constantinos StephanopoulosConstantinos Stephanopoulos is a Greek politician and ex-President of the Hellenic Republic. Stephanopoulos was born in Patras on 15 August 1926. After attending Saint Andreas school of Patras, he studied law at Athens University and practiced law from 1954 until 1974, as a member of the Bar Association of Patras. He first stood for election in 1958 with the National Radical Union (ERE) and was elected for the first time as Member of Parliament for Achaia in 1964. He was re-elected for the same constituency with the New Democracy Party in the elections of 1974, 1977, 1981 and 1985. From 1981 until 1985 he served as parliamentary secretary and parliamentary spokesman for his party. In 1974 he was Deputy Minister of Commerce in the National Unity government of Constantine Karamanlis. For the next seven years he served in a number of ministerial posts in the New Democracy governments: Minister of the Interior from November 1974 to September 1976, Minister of Social Services from September 1976 to November 1977, Minister for the Presidency from 1977 to 1981. In August 1985 he withdrew from the New Democracy Party and on 6 September of the same year formed the Democratic Renewal Party (DIANA). He was elected Member of Parliament for Athens in the elections of 1989 while continuing as President of DIÁÍÁ, until it disbanded in June 1994. In the presidential election of 1995, after being nominated by the libertarian Political Spring Party (POLÁÍ) and supported by the ruling Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) he was elected President of the Republic on 8 March 1995. He became the fifth President since the restoration of a democratic system of government in 1974, winning the election on a third ballot with 181 votes. Constantinos Stephanopoulos succeeded Constantine Karamanlis as President on 10 March 1995. He was re-elected President of the Republic on 8 February 2000 on the first ballot after receiving 269 votes from the 298 MPs present, and remained in office until 2 March 2005. As a President he was admired for his low-key profile, unifying approach to currect and international affairs, and gentlemanlike behaviour. Because of that, he is considered to be one of the most respected and loved Presidents ever. In 2004 he entertained the former King Constantine II of Greece at the Presidential palace. It was the highest political recognition given to the former king since he was deposed. In 2005 President Stephanopoulos was succeeded by Karolos Papoulias. Stephanopoulos has received many honorary awards and the highest decorations of foreign countries. He is an honorary citizen of many towns in Greece. Kostas ZourarisA politician of the left,a philosopher,a professor,a neo-orthodox,a Thucidides specialist... A teacher.
Karolos Papoulias President of the Hellenic republic.was born in Ioannina, Greece. He studied at the Law Schools of Athens and Munich, and acquired his PhD at Cologne University. He practiced law from 1963 to 1981. He was a close associate of (then) prime minister Andreas Papandreou, a former pole vault champion, an official of the National Vollebyall team, and president of the National Athletics Association. In 1967, one month following the imposition of the colonels' dictatorship, he was in Germany, where he was a protagonist in the founding of the resistance organisation "Overseas Socialist Democratic Union", of which he was elected General Secretary. Throughout the seven-year dictatorship (1967-1974), he collaborated regularly with Deutsche Welle Radio's Greek programme, denouncing the colonels' regime. He was a founding member of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) in 1974, and became a member of the party's Central Committee. From April 1975 until 1985, he served as secretary of PASOK's International Relations Committee, while from 1976-1980 he was a member of the party's Coordinating Council. In 1977, he was elected to parliament for the first time, for the Ioannina electoral district, on the PASOK ticket, and was re-elected eight times, serving a total of 27 consecutive years as MP. He assumed his first governmental post in 1981, when he was named Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and since then participated consistently in the formulation of foreign policy under the governments of the late Andreas Papandreou, working his way up to Minister of Foreign Affairs. In October 1995, he was elected to the PASOK Executive Bureau and to the party's Political Secretariat for the first time. Following the 1996 general elections, he took the helm of Greece's parliamentary representation to the OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe). In June 2000, he was appointed a member of the Board of Directors and of the Executive Committee of the International Olympic Truce Foundation. On February 8, 2005, the two mainstream parties in the Hellenic parliament -- the ruling New Democracy party (ND) and main opposition PASOK party -- backed his candidacy for President of the Republic, after he was nominated by ND leader and prime minister Costas Karamanlis in December 2004, and was elected with a record 279 votes in the 300-member unicameral House of Parliament. He served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (1981-1984), Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs (1984-1985), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1985-1990, 1993-1996) and Alternate Minister of Defence of the National Unity Goverment (1989-1990). He is married, and has three daughters.
Tasos Papadopoulos President of Republic of Cyprus..The leader of OXI(:NO) campaign,refering to the ''Anan plan''.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tassos_PapadopoulosTassos (Efstathios) Nikolaou Papadopoulos (7 January 1934 – 12 December 2008 was a Cypriot politician. He served as President of the Republic of Cyprus from February 28, 2003 to February 28, 2008.Papadopoulos returned from London to Cyprus on the 20th of March 1955, ten days before the start of EOKA's armed struggle against British colonialism. At first he joined EOKA and became regional chief operations in Nicosia, whilst Polycarpos Yiorkadjis was held captive. Soon however, he became active in PEKA, the political arm of the EOKA guerilla organisation. In 1958, aged 24, he became PEKA's general secretary. He took part in the London Conference in 1959 and was one of the two delegates (besides the AKEL delegates) who voted against the signing of the London and Zurich Agreements. He was also one of the four representatives of the Greek Cypriot side at the Constitutional Commission which drafted the Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus. In 1974 Papadopoulos was imprisoned by the military forces responsible for the coup d'état. Belonging to Makarios' cabinet made him a prime target and he was rounded up in Famagusta where he was imprisoned. He was released on the evening before the first Turkish invasion of Cyprus. He campaigned for the 2003 presidential election on a platform that he would be able to secure a better deal over the Cyprus dispute than the incumbent Glafcos Clerides. He was backed by not just his own party, Diko, but also the party of the Left AKEL and social democrat Kisos.[5] Papadopoulos assumed the Presidency on 28 February 2003 after winning a first round majority with 51.51% of the vote.[6] Before the 2004 Annan Plan Referendum he urged Greek Cypriots to vote No, declaring "I received a state. I will not deliver a community".Papadopoulos was a candidate for a second term in office in the 2008 presidential election. In the first round, held on February 17, he placed third, slightly behind Dimitris Christofias and Ioannis Kasoulides with about 31.8% of the vote, and was therefore eliminated from the second round. He had enjoyed a slight advantage in opinion polls prior to the election and his elimination was regarded as a surprise. He promptly conceded defeat on the day of the election. On December 11th 2009, it was reported that thieves had dug up the grave and stolen the body of the former president.[8][9] Republic of Cyprus President Dimitris Christofias described it as "sacrilege.
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THE E.U GREEKS Stavros DimasFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Stavros Dimas (born 30 April 1941) is a Greek politician, currently serving as European Commissioner for the Environment.From 1977 he was active in Greek politics as a member of the conservative New Democracy party. He was elected to the Greek parliament ten consecutive times from that year. From the outset he was involved in Greece's accession negotiations with the European Union. He went on to hold a variety of ministerial and other political positions: Deputy Minister of Economic Coordination (1977–1980) Minister of Trade (1980–1981) Parliamentary spokesperson for the New Democracy party (1985–1989) Minister of Agriculture (1989–1990) Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology (1990–1991) Secretary-General of New Democracy (1995–2000) Senior Member of the Political Analysis Steering Committee of New Democracy (2000–2003) Head of the New Democracy delegation to the Council of Europe (2000–2004) European Commission Dimas served briefly in the Prodi Commission. He was appointed European Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs in March 2004, taking over the role from the previous Greek Commissioner Anna Diamantopoulou. A major focus of his work during this time involved making it more difficult for states to opt out of the Working Time Directive. The Greek government nominated Dimas for the incoming Barroso Commission which took office on 22 November 2004. In a speech to a committee of the European Parliament Dimas announced four main priorities for his term in office: climate change, biodiversity, public health and sustainability. He emphasised the importance of the Kyoto Protocol, the Natura 2000 project, the REACH directive, and the need to better enforce existing EU environmental legislation.1 Selection hearing Concerns were raised in advance by MEPs and many NGOs that by appointing a former Wall Street lawyer and industry minister to the environment post the EU had signalled a decreased commitment to environmental issues in favour of promoting economic competitiveness. However, after some months time, the environment unions quickly endorsed his programme and publicly congratulated him for being able to support the positions of the environmental organizations with great success within the Commission. Dimas' role was vital especially since the President, Mr Barroso, was ready to disregard the effects to the environment due to the need to improve economic development. Questioned by the European Parliament, Dimas took the view that preserving the environment and promoting competitiveness went hand in hand, and that environmental policy could provide a stimulus for technological innovation. Among other statements, he said that GM residues in seeds should be the lowest technically feasible. Following his hearing Dimas received a sceptical response from most MEPs. Many believed him to have insufficient experience to fulfil the role. Karl-Heinz Florenz, chair of the Environment Committee and a member of the conservative EPP-ED, said that European environment policy needed, "more than just declarations of intention.... If Commission President-designate Barroso puts the Lisbon Strategy on top of the agenda, this must not mean that the primacy of economic over environment policy gets cemented." However, he stressed the need to give Dimas time to 'grow into' his role. The Socialists gave him a qualified approval but criticised his plans as too vague. The Greens and the left-wing GUE/NGL opposed his appointment outright, with the Greens naming him as one of the three "incompetent" Commissioners-designate who prompted them to vote against the Commission as a whole. Representatives of industry and the business community welcomed his appointment to the environment post. In a dramatic change of stance, the Greens endorsed the programme plan by Commissioner Dimas and have argued that their cooperation in environmental issues is harmonic. Stance on climate change Dimas led the EU in its tough line on climate change during the first weeks of the new Commission. At UN talks on climate change in Buenos Aires in December 2004 he attempted to negotiate a new system of mandatory emissions reductions to follow the expiration of the initial Kyoto targets in 2012. This approach met with fierce opposition from the USA, representatives of which refused to even discuss the matter. The Italian environment minister Altero Matteoli broke EU ranks on the issue, proposing voluntary targets after 2012, and saying that it was, "unthinkable to go ahead without the US, China and India." Dimas oversaw the introduction of the EU's emissions trading scheme, due to take effect on 1 January 2005, despite emissions reduction plans from Poland, Italy, the Czech Republic and Greece not having been approved on time. He also sought to include companies operating aircraft under the emissions trading regime. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androulla_VassiliouAndroulla Vassiliou Androulla Vassiliou (born 30 November 1943) is a Cypriot and European politician who is the European Commissioner for Health, confirmed by the European Council on 3 March 2008.www.ecb.int/ecb/orga/decisions/html/cvpapademos.en.htmlwww.mlahanas.de/Greeks/new/LucasDPapademos.htmlLucas D. PapademosVice President of the European Central Bank.Born in Athens, Papademos attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, gaining a degree in physics in 1970, a masters degree in electrical engineering in 1972, and a doctorate in economics, in 1977. He followed an academic career, as well as serving as Senior Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston in 1980. He joined the Bank of Greece in 1985 as Chief Economist, rising to Deputy Governor in 1993 and Governor in 1994. Vassilios Skourisen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vassilios_SkourisVassilios Skouris, (born 1948) is the 10th President of the European Court of Justice.Vassilios Skouris was born in 1948. He graduated in law from the Free University, Berlin in 1970, awarded doctorate in constitutional and administrative law at Hamburg University in 1973. Assistant Professor at Hamburg University 1972-77. Professor of Public Law at Bielefeld University in 1978. Professor of Public Law at the University of Thessaloniki in 1982. Minister of Internal Affairs (1989 and 1996). Member of the Administrative Board of the University of Crete (1983-87); Director of the Centre for International and European Economic Law, Thessaloniki (from 1997); President of the Greek Association for European Law (1992-94); Member of the Greek National Research Committee (1993-95); Member of the Higher Selection Board for Greek Civil Servants (1994-96); Member of the Academic Council of the Academy of European Law, Trier (from 1995); Member of the Administrative Board of the Greek National Judges' College (1995-96); Member of the Scientific Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1997-99); President of the Greek Economic and Social Council in 1998; Judge at the European Court of Justice since 8 June 1999. Appointed President of the Court of Justice as of October 7, 2003. Rodi Kratsa Rodi Kratsa elected first vice president of the European Parliament. STRASBOURG (ANA-MPA/O. Tsipira) Greek Eurodeputy Rodi-Kratsa-Tsangaropoulou was elected as the European Parliament's first vice president with 322 votes out of a total of 696 valid votes. Her distance from the second consecutive vice president is 22 votes, a position that was taken by Alejo Vidal Cuantras from Spain. Kratsa said in a statement that "my election is a great honour for me, for (Greece's ruling) New Democracy party and for our country. Apart from the honor, I also feel the weight of obligations in an era that is very ambitious, because European citizens trust the European Parliament more today than the other European institutions. For this reason we must meet their pursuits. To bring Europe closer to them, make it more effective and inspire confidence in them for the common future and for the value of our common efforts. "In parallel, we must protect them from all that create concern for them, such as the spreading of terrorism, globalization, and I believe that I have the possibility of placing myself in the service of these targets." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikiforos_Diamandouros
Nikiforos DiamandourosNikiforos P. Diamandouros (born June 25, 1942 in Athens) is a Greek academic and since 2003 the European Ombudsman.He received a B.A. degree from Indiana University (1963) and M.A. (1965), M.Phil. (1969) and Ph.D. (1972) degrees from Columbia University. Prior to joining the faculty of the University of Athens in 1988, he held teaching and research appointments at the State University of New York and Columbia University respectively (1973-78). From 1980 to 1983, he served as Director of Development at Athens College, Athens, Greece. From 1983 to 1988, he was Program Director for Western Europe and the Near and Middle East at the Social Science Research Council, New York. From 1988 until 1991, he was the Director of the Greek Institute for International and Strategic Studies, Athens, a policy-oriented research organisation established with joint funding from the Ford and MacArthur Foundations. In 1997, he held an appointment as visiting professor of political science at the Juan March Centre for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (Madrid). He has served as President of the Greek Political Science Association (1992-98) and of the Modern Greek Studies Association of the United States (1985-88). In 1999 and 2000, he was appointed member of Greece’s National Commission on Human Rights and the National Council for Administrative Reform respectively. In 2000, he was a participant in the Bilderberg Conference. Since 1990, he has been co-chair of the Subcommittee on Southern Europe of the Social Science Research Council, New York, whose activities are funded by a grant from the Volkswagen Foundation. He is also joint General Editor of the Series on the New Southern Europe published by the Johns Hopkins University Press and the recipient of Fulbright and National Endowment for the Humanities research grants. From 1995 to 1998 he served as Director and Chairman of the Greek National Centre for Social Research (EKKE). From 1998 to 2003, he was the first National Ombudsman of Greece. He has also been Professor of comparative politics at the Department of Political Science and Public Administration of the University of Athens since 1993 (currently on leave). Diamandouros is, as of 1 April 2003, the European Ombudsman. He has written extensively on the politics and history of Greece, Southern Europe and Southeastern Europe and, more specifically, on democratisation, state and nation-building, and the relationship between culture and politics. www.ombudsman.europa.eu/home.faces
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Post by leandros nikon on Nov 14, 2007 10:47:58 GMT -5
The Greek Americans [glow=red,2,300]Spiro Theodore Agnew [/glow] Governor of Maryland,vice president of the United States en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiro_Agnew----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [glow=red,2,300]John Dimitri Negroponte [/glow]  US ambassador to the United Nations.Director of National Intelligence for the United States(CIA).United States Deputy Secretary of State.Brother of MIT prof. Nicholas Negroponte. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dimitri_Negroponte---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [glow=red,2,300]Michael Stanley Dukakis [/glow]  Governor of Massachusetts.Presidential candidate for the Democratic party,1988.Brother of Holywood actress Olympia Dukakis. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [glow=red,2,300]George Robert Stephanopoulos [/glow]  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_StephanopoulosSenior Advisor to the President for Policy and Strategy during Clinton's administration. Clinton's communications director.Broadcaster and political adviser------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [glow=red,2,300]Paul Sarbanes[/glow]  United States Senator from Marylanden.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Sarbanes----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [glow=red,2,300]Olympia Jean Bouchles Snowe [/glow] the senior United States Senator from Maine.In 2006, she was named one of "America's Top Ten Senators" by Time Magazine.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympia_Snow-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [glow=red,2,300]Leonidas Raptakis[/glow]  Rhode island senator.www.rilin.state.ri.us/Raptakis/----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [glow=red,2,300]Michael Bilirakis [/glow]  Congressman.a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1983 until 2007.Father of congressman Gus Bilirakis. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bilirakis------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [glow=red,2,300]Gus Bilirakis[/glow]  Congressman. Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Florida's 9th congressional district. Bilirakis was elected to replace his father, Mike Bilirakis.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gus_Bilirakis----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [glow=red,2,300]George Tenet[/glow]  Director of Central Intelligence for the United States Central Intelligence Agency.Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy at Georgetown University.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Tenet---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [glow=red,2,300]Paul Efthemios Tsongas [/glow]  a United States Senator from Massachusetts and a one-time candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination. Previously he also served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and held local political office as well.His widow Niki Tsongas,is the first woman elected to Congress from Massachusetts in 25 years and the first female Democrat elected to Congress from that state in 35 years. She is also the first woman to represent the 5th district in 46 years.[2] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Tsongas---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [glow=red,2,300]Andrew Natsios[/glow] Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development.Natsios, the blunt-talking grandson of Greek immigrants, is getting credit from humanitarian groups for quickly looking beyond immediate relief to long-term reconstruction. "From the beginning, he said, 'How can we provide relief assistance that lays the groundwork for recovery?' " said Nancy E. Lindborg, president of Mercy Corps, a humanitarian agency that works with USAID. "That means from the earliest days you move away from direct giveaways to try to help people recover their livelihood. . . . It's not just giving but enabling so victims can return to a life with dignity." www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51594-2005Jan5.html---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Galifianakis[glow=red,2,300]Nick Galifianakis[/glow] Born in Durham, North Carolina in 1928, Galifianakis attended local public schools and then Duke University, earning a bachelor's degree in 1951 and a law degree in 1953. After serving in the United States Marine Corps Reserve from October 1953 to April 1956, he was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Durham. In 1960, he became an assistant professor of business law at Duke and was elected to the North Carolina General Assembly in 1961. Galifianakis left both positions when elected to the United States Congress in 1966. For his first term, he represented the 5th District, which stretched from his home in Durham through Winston-Salem all the way to Stokes County on the other side of the state. However, after the state was forced to conduct a mid-decade redistricting for the 1968 elections, he was placed in the 4th District, a much more compact district stretching from Durham through Chatham County to Raleigh. Galifianakis defeated Senator B. Everett Jordan in the 1972 Democratic primary. However, he lost to Republican challenger Jesse Helms in the general election. Galifianakis was hamstrung, like many Southern Democrats, by Richard Nixon's massive landslide in that year's presidential election. Nixon carried North Carolina by 40 points and won all but two counties in the state. After leaving Congress, he resumed his law practice, and currently lives in Durham. Since 1997, a nephew of his, also named Nick Galifianakis, has been drawing the satirical cartoons that accompany the advice column "Tell Me About It" in the Washington Post tri-weekly. The column is written by the younger Nick's ex-wife, Carolyn Hax. He is also the uncle of comedian Zach Galifianakis. From the book Greek Americans, struggle and success books.google.gr/books?id=mcTvNg77kp4C&pg=PA117&lpg=PA117&dq=Nick+Galifianakis+greek+american&source=bl&ots=f8R8XAtcoa&sig=_USi3u0Xxe8avSzARcbShX8Be2M&hl=el&ei=gPTES8zHMI-FOOmm5L4P&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CA8Q6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q&f=false---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [glow=red,2,300]Andrew A. Athens[/glow]  www.neco.org/awards/recipients/aaathens.htmlUpon completion of his military duties, Andrew Athens became founding President and Chief Executive Officer of Metron Steel Corporation, a major steel service center in Chicago from 1950 to 1991. He was also a Director of the LaSalle National Bank. He is the founder and national Chairman of the United Hellenic American Congress and a co-founder and Chairman of the Board of the Hellenic American Chamber of Commerce, USA. Among his multitude of Greek Orthodox religious activities are "Archon" of the Great Church of Christ. This is a title conferred upon individuals honoring them for their service and dedication to the Church by the Ecumenical Patriarch. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [glow=red,2,300]Alexi Giannoulias[/glow] Alexi Giannoulias (born March 16, 1976) is the Democratic Illinois State Treasurer. Giannoulias defeated the Republican State Senator Christine Radogno in November 2006, becoming the first Democratic State Treasurer of Illinois in 12 years. He was publicly endorsed by Barack Obama. Giannoulias grew up in Chicago, the son of Greek immigrants. He enrolled at the University of Chicago before transferring to Boston University, where he played Division I basketball. Giannoulias was named to the America East Conference Academic Honor Roll each of the two years he played and graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in economics. Giannoulias played professional basketball in Greece for a year before enrolling at Tulane University’s School of Law in New Orleans. After earning his law degree and passing the Illinois Bar exam, Giannoulias took a position as Vice President and Senior Loan Officer at Broadway Bank. Giannoulias serves on the board of directors of the Community Banker’s Association of Illinois Legislative Committee, the South Side/Wabash YMCA, and the Edgewater Chamber of Commerce. Giannoulias also founded and chairs the AG Foundation, a not-for-profit charity that donates money to treat child-related illnesses, curb poverty and assist disaster relief organizations. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexi_Giannouliaswww.alexiforillinois.com/ (thanx to Patrinos)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [glow=red,2,300]Eleni Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis[/glow] www.sacbee.com/latest/story/2243487.html?mi_rss=Latest%20NewsWASHINGTON - President Barack Obama today named Eleni Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis, a prominent Democratic fundraiser and developer from Sacramento, as his ambassador to the Republic of Hungary.The president said he was confident that she'll be part of a team that "will work to keep our nation safe at home and strengthen our partnerships abroad." Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis is a civic leader, philanthropist and president of AKT Development Corp., one of California's largest land development firms. The White House said she has spearheaded major projects that are now home to thousands of families and that she's "passionate about the need to house California's growing population while working toward a sustainable environment." "She has worked tirelessly on public policy issues both locally and nationally," the White House said in a statement. Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis is a big name in California Democratic politics. She and her father, Angelo K. Tsakopoulos, helped bankroll the failed 2006 gubernatorial campaign of Democrat Phil Angelides, and she raised money for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign as the head of Greek-Americans for Clinton. Her husband, Markos Kounalakis, is the publisher of Washington Monthly. ===================================================================================================== www.greeknewsonline.com/?p=9403Endy Zemenides: Greek-Americans Played an Increased Role in Obama’s Victory.A list of the greekamerican politicians.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Greek-Americans#PoliticsFederal levelSpiro Agnew1 - former Vice President of the United States George Argyros - US ambassador to Spain Shelley Berkley - member of Congress Gus Bilirakis - congressman, Republican co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues Michael Bilirakis - Congressman from Florida John Brademas - former member of Congress, former president of New York University, former chair of Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Michael Dukakis - former Governor of Massachusetts, 1988 Democratic presidential candidate George Gekas - former Congressman from Pennsylvania Jack Kalavritinos - former Director of HHS Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of Secretary Mike Leavitt Ron Klink - former Representative from Pennsylvania Tom C. Korologos - U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, Reagan lobbyist Nicholas Mavroules - former Congressman from Massachusetts Andrew Manatos - former Assistant Secretary of Commerce under Jimmy Carter Sylvia Mathews - National Economic Commission staff John Negroponte - United States Director of National Intelligence, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Peter Peterson - first Greek American Cabinet Officer, head of Blackstone Group John Podesta - White House Chief of Staff under President Bill Clinton John Sarbanes - eldest son of Paul Sarbanes, Congressman, Maryland's 3rd congressional district Paul Sarbanes - former Senator representing the state of Maryland Tasia Scolinos - Justice Department Director Of Public Affairs Olympia Snowe - Republican Senator from Maine Zack Space - member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Ohio George Stephanopoulos - political commentator, former White House Communications Director, Rhodes scholar, Columbia valedictorian George Tenet - former CIA director Frances Townsend - assistant to the President and Homeland Security Advisor Paul Tsongas1 - former senator from Massachusetts Gus Yatron - former Pennsylvania Congressman and boxer State levelPhil Angelides - state treasurer of California, 2006 democratic candidate for Governor of California, (GOAL/VOITHIA Archafellinizon) James Bacalles - New York State representative Adeline Jay Geo-Karis - former Illinois State senator, former naval officer Michael N. Gianaris - New York State representative Demetrios Giannaros - member of the Connecticut House of Representatives Alexi Giannoulias - Illinois State Treasurer Theodore Kanavas - Republican senator from Brookfield, Wisconsin. Nick Galifianakis - former Representative D-NC. Chrysovalantis P. Kefalas - Deputy Counsel to the Governor of Maryland, Robert Ehrlich Charlie Crist - Governor of Florida Mathew Mironis - former New York State representative Sandy Pappas - Minnesota State Senator representing St. Paul Justice Costa M. Pleicones South Carolina Supreme Court Justice Leonidas Raptakis - Rhode Island Senator Dean Skelos - New York State senator Dina Titus - current Minority Leader in the Nevada State Senate, United States[72] James L. Kapsis - Chairman of the Nassau County Independence Party of New York Robert A. Perakis - former Michigan State Representative-R Local levelArt Agnos - former mayor of San Francisco Helen Boosalis - mayor of Lincoln NE George Christopher1 - former mayor of San Francisco Robert Flessas - Brookfield (town), Wisconsin Town Supervisor Maria Pappas - Cook County, Illinois Treasurer Harry Scolinos - attorney, businessman and politician Harry Zikas, Jr. - Mayor of Alpha, New Jersey Alex Zikas - Councilman - Alpha, New Jersey Alexander Xanthakis - Councilman-Staten Island, New York
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Post by leandros nikon on Nov 14, 2007 10:48:26 GMT -5
Other politicians of our diaspora[glow=red,2,300]Marietta Karamanli[/glow] Marietta Karamanli (born December 18, 1964) is a member of the National Assembly of France. She represents the Sarthe department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche. [glow=red,2,300]Maria Vasilakou[/glow] Maria Vasilakou, leader of the opposition Green Party Parliamentary Group in the local Parliament of the State of Vienna and Vienna local party leader was elected to the position of alternate party president in the Green Party with 16 in favour out of 18. Ms. Vasilakou was born in Athens in 1969 and since 1986 lives in Vienna where she studied psychology and linguistics. She was an active member of the student movement and in November 1996 she was elected for the first time to the local Vienna Parliament with the Greens. [glow=red,2,300]John Hatzistergos[/glow] John Hatzistergos is an Australian politician. Currently, he is involved in the New South Wales State Parliament as the Attorney General and Minister for Justice. Previously, Hatzistergos had also been the Minister for Health. [glow=red,2,300]Arthur Sinodinos[/glow] From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Arthur Sinodinos AO (born 1957 in Newcastle, New South Wales) is an Australian banker and former public servant. He was the Chief of Staff to the former Australian prime minister John Howard from 1997 to 2006, after serving with him previously from 1987 to 1989 when he was opposition leader and rejoining him in 1995.[1] As a close confidant of the prime minister, he was regarded as one of the most powerful people in the country.[2] He left to become an investment banking director with the bank Goldman Sachs.[3] In 2008, he will be part of a panel that will mediate public input into the Defence White Paper.[4] Sinodinos was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2008. [glow=red,2,300]Ivan Savvidis[/glow] en.sae.gr/?id=13550World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE) President Stefanos Tamvakis sent a congratulatory letter to SAE former Soviet Union countries Regional Coordinator Ivan Savvidis on the occasion of his reelection to the Russian Duma. “The renewal of the voters’ confidence in you is an honor for World Hellenism and I am certain that it will further promote relations and cooperation between the governments of Greece and Russia while benefiting the work done by SAE for the Hellenism of Russia”, pointed out Tamvakis. Ivan Savvidis was elected for a second time to the Russian Duma in the Rostov-na-Donu region. His party United Russia received 72 percent of the votes in the December 2 elections.
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Post by leandros nikon on Nov 14, 2007 10:49:02 GMT -5
13.Beauty contest winners and Fashion.Aliki DiplarakouMiss Europe,1930en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliki_DiplarakouAliki Diplarakou, in Greek: Áëßêç ÄéðëáñÜêïõ, (August 28, 1912 - October 30, 1993) grandmother of Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg, and the first Greek contestant to win the Miss Europe title. Aliki's name has been spelled in various ways, from Alice Diplarakou to Aliki Diplearakos and Aliki Diplarakos. Family She was the daughter of Georgios Diplarakos and Elena Nicolessi. Aliki had two sisters, Nada Diplarakos who married the French diplomat André Rodocanachi, and Cristina Diplarakos. Her sister Cristina was married to Henri Claudel, the third of Paul Claudel’s five children. They are the parents of writer Paul Claudel named after his famous grandfather. Although the Diplarakou family lived in Athens, they originally were Maniots Greek: ÌÜíçò, from Krini, Greek: ÊñÞíç in the Peloponnese area. Her original family name was Vavouli Greek: Âáâïýëç but the family changed it to her paternal grandmother's maiden name of Diplarakou. Aliki was married twice; the first time was on October 31, 1932 to Paul-Louis Weiller, a wealthy French director of Gnome et Rhône Family. Guests at the event included author Paul Morand, poet Paul Valery, diplomat Philippe Berthelot. They had two children, Paul-Annick Weiller and Beatrice Weiller. Paul-Annick Weiller (d.199 married Princess Olimpia Torlonia di Civitella-Cesi, parents of Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg. Her second marriage took place on December 15, 1945 to Sir John (Jack) Wriothesley Russell, who was descended from John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford, given her the title Lady Russell. They had two children, Georgiana Alexandra Russell and Alexander Charles Thomas Wriothesley Russell. Career In 1929 Aliki entered the Miss Hellas pageant as Miss Athens. Her biggest competitor at the event was Miss Thessaloniki Roxani Stergiou Greek: ÑùîÜíç Óôåñãßïõ, who came in second to Aliki. Having won the title of Miss Hellas, Aliki was given the chance to represent her country at the Miss Europe event in Paris where she went on to be crowned Miss Europe on February 6, 1930. That same year the 18-year-old brunette beauty was once more given the chance to represent her country and Europe at the International Beauty Contest what was then the Miss Universe Contest. The event was held on October 13, 1930 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Aliki did very well, coming away as runner-up to Miss Universe. Aliki can be seen as somewhat of a pioneer in the Beauty Pageant world. In an era when it was believed that beauty-winners with intelligence did not exist, she proved them wrong. She toured the United States giving lectures on ancient and modern Greek culture. Aside from her native Greek language, she also spoke fluently in English language, French language and Italian language. She made headlines in the 1930s when she dressed up in men's clothes and smuggled herself into the monks' sanctuary on Mount Athos that had stood "inviolated" since the time of the Byzantine Empire. When asked by reporters on how she became Miss Europe, she was quoted in Time magazine as saying: "My mother, some friends and I were at tea one day last year at the British Embassy in Athens when someone for fun suggested we go look at the beauty contest being held in an Athens theatre. We went and sat in a box. The judges . . . suddenly called out my name. I thought they were fooling. . . . When I tried to refuse, the President of Greece said I must accept as a patriotic duty. Three days later I found myself in Paris: I won the European contest, and of course had then to go through with it and go to Rio." Aliki also tried her skills in theater, her first appearance being in the theatrical play Prometheus. On July 13, 1953 Aliki was a feautered item in a Time's article titled The Climax of Sin, an article in which talked about the transformation of a woman's role through out history. Aliki was one of the women that was mentioned in regards to her shocking escapades of dressing up as a man and sneaking into a place like Mount Athos where no women are allowed. Corinna TsopeiMiss Universe 1964From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  Kiriaki Corinna Tsopei (born June 21, 1944) is a beauty pageant winner and actress. In 1964, Tsopei became the first Greek winner of the Miss Universe pageant. Career On June 20, 1964, Corinna was crowned Miss Star Hellas, (Greek: Ìéò Óôáñ ÅëëÜò), and moved on to represent Greece at the 1964 Miss Universe pageant in Miama, Florida. She beat out Miss Israel, Miss Great Britain and Miss Sweden to be crowned Miss Universe, bringing the title to Greece for the first time. She has since returned several times to judge the pageant. After the event she went on to pursue a movie career, appearing in a few Hollywood movies and television series such as A Man Called Horse, Daniel Boone, Lost in Space, Valley of the Dolls and A Guide for the Married Man. Apart from her beauty pageant work and acting career, Corinna also is a chairman for an organisation for children with leukaemia. Tsopei is currently married to Freddie Fields, brother of band leader Shep Fields.
Irini (Irene) Skliva Miss World 1996 "And Miss World 1996 is Miss Greece". For 18-year-old Irini Skliva, hearing the announcement didn't QUITE make it all real. "I had the feeling it was just another rehearsal - in the rehearsals; in one rehearsal they'd used me as the mock winner". But it was the real thing, she had been chosen from a field of the women from 82 nations. Marina TsintikidouMiss Europe1992 in Greek: Ìáñßíá Ôóéíôéêßäïõ, is a Greek fashion model/presenter, who has appeared on the covers of numerious Greek fashion magazines such MAX. She won the title of B Miss Hellas (Greek:  Ìéò ÅëëÜò) in the Miss Star Hellas Pageant in 1992. She also carries the honor of being the third Greek contestant to win the title of Miss Europe (1992). The other three wins being the first time by Aliki Diplarakou in 1930, the controversial win by Katerina Michalopoulou in 1991 and by Isavella Dara in 1997. Marina also represented Greece at the Miss Universe 1992 pageant in Bangkok, Thailand. Aside from a modeling career Marina also tried her skills in acting, appearing in various tv/movies as well as in the Greek version of the theatrical play Look Who's Here by British play writer Ray Cooney. She has also been a tv host and presenter on numerious programs featured on Mega Channel, ANT1 and TV Macedonia.
Isavela DaraMiss Europe 1997www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/NewFashion/IsavellaDara.htmlen.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_VarvatosJohn VarvatosJohn Varvatos (born in Detroit, Michigan) is an American contemporary menswear fashion designer.Varvatos family comes originally from the Greek island of Kefalonia. John Varvatos grew up in the metro Detroit suburb of Allen Park, a downriver community situated south of the city of Detroit. He attended Allen Park High School. Varvatos first worked for Polo Ralph Lauren in 1983 then worked at Calvin Klein in 1990, where he was head of menswear design. He returned to Polo in 1995, where he was VP of menswear design. [edit] John Varvatos Clothing In Fall 1999, Varvatos started his eponymous company thing, debuting his first clothing line for Fall/Winter 2000. In 2003, John's company became part of Nautica Enterprises, Inc., which was subsequently acquired by VF Corporation[1]. In 2005, John Varvatos entered into a partnership with VF Corporation to create a new partnership, John Varvatos Enterprises, Inc. where Varvatos serves as CEO and president of the new company.[2] In Spring 2006 John launched his first eyewear collection. In February 2007, it was announced that American supergroup Velvet Revolver would be the face of Varvatos' spring 2007 ad campaign. Varvatos's clothing is sold in such stores as Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, Barneys, Holt Renfrew and other stores and in the company's own boutiques located in SoHo, Los Angeles, The Forum Shops at Caesars in Las Vegas, Costa Mesa, East Hampton,and San Francisco In late 2007 Varvatos purchased the location that once housed CBGB and opened a boutique there in April, 2008. In 2008, Cheap Trick were selected for the John Varvatos spring/summer ad campaign. The perfect black and white filming backdrop for the ad production was set on a beach with the popular group on bicycles set to their song California Man. [edit] Fragrance and Skincare Partnership with Shiseido In the fall of 2004, John Varvatos launched his first fragrance, a men's fragrance named John Varvatos. In 2008 Varvatos launched his fragrance for women, and was exclusive to Saks Fifth Avenue for the first 4 months. In Spring 2005, he also launched John Varvatos Skin, his line of skin care products for men. John Varvatos Skin products, along with John Varvatos fragrances, are made at Shiseido's US facilities and distributed by Shiseido subsidiary Beauté Prestige International. John Varvatos For Women, his first women's fragrance, will be launched in February 2008. [edit] Awards John first received accolades from the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) in 2000 when he was honored with the Perry Ellis Award for Menswear, which goes to the most promising new talent in the industry. John compounded this achievement the following year by winning the 2001 CFDA's Designer of the Year award. In 2005 Varvatos received the CFDA's 2005 Menswear Designer of the Year award at the New York Public Library. The recipients are determined by a selection committee of top magazine editors, journalists, stylists and retailers from around the world. He competed for the top honor along with Ralph Lauren and John Bartlett for his third CFDA win. In 2007 Varvatos was named GQ's Designer of the Year.[3] www.johnvarvatos.com/
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Post by leandros nikon on Nov 14, 2007 11:15:29 GMT -5
14.Automobile industry.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgios_Michael[glow=red,2,300]Georgios Michael[/glow] Georgios Michael (Ãåþñãéïò Ìé÷áÞë) is a Greek industrial designer. He studied architecture in Thessaloniki and made his first steps in industrial design in Italy, working for Coggiola and Ghia (where he designed experimental vehicles). Georgios Michael is actually one of the few Greek automobile designers that has extensively worked in Greece, having designed or improved vehicles for Namco, DIM, Neorion, Agricola, MAVA-Renault and several other Greek (mainly commercial vehicle) manufacturers. He is also the co-founder of BEMKA coachbuilder in Athens. [glow=red,2,300]Elena Ford Niarchos[/glow] www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/NewEnterprise/ElenaAnneFord.htmlElena Anne Ford, born Elena Ford-Niarchos in 1966, is the daughter of Charlotte Ford of the Ford Motor Company family and Greek shipping tycoon Stavros Niarchos. She is the granddaughter of Henry Ford II. Elena is currently the only member of the fifth generation of the Ford family who is involved with the company and is now Director, Business Strategy, International Automotive Operations (IAO). She is the first female family member to work directly for the company her great-great grandfather founded 101 years ago. [glow=red,2,300]Petros Petropoulos [/glow] www.mlahanas.de/Greece/Info/Petropoulos.html[glow=red,2,300] Georgios Dimitriadis[/glow] Attica was a brand name of vehicles produced by Bioplastic S.A., a company created in Moschato, Athens by Georgios Dimitriadis, an important figure in Greek automotive history. Dimitriadis had designed and built a light four-wheel passenger automobile (model 505) in 1958 with the intent to produce it. A tax imposed on four-wheel automobiles at the time, though, limited the car's market prospects; thus, he abandoned that plan focusing instead on the production of three-wheelers - taxed as "motorcycles" in Greece. In 1963 he started production of a light three-wheeler passenger car under licence of Fuldamobil of Germany as the Attica model 200 (it was much easier for cars certified abroad to receive certification for production in Greece). The car was built with few changes from the original German design, but later two different cabriolet versions were developed by Attica itself. 200cc engines (by Sachs, Heinkel as well as engines built by Attica itself) were used to power different versions of the car. The model became very popular in Greece and is fondly remembered to this date. Another Greek company, Alta, soon claimed some market share in the same category, introducing a similar vehicle in 1968; this was also based on Fuldamobil technology but it was extensively modified, with a more modern design. Attica 200 was nonetheless produced until 1972. In 1968 Bioplastic utilized the Attica 200 design to create a light three-wheeler truck brand named Delta (oddly enough, the rear-half of the 200 had became the front-half of Delta!), sold with modest success. In 1965 Attica had already made an effort to enter the market of four-wheel automobiles, introducing the Carmel 12; the car was built under licence of Israeli Autocars company (which, in turn, had used British Reliant technology). In fact, the term "production" is probably not appropriate in this case, as most parts were imported (mostly from the UK). Despite a publicity campaign, the car did not sell well and only a small number of Attica Carmel 12's was actually built. In 1977 Dimitriadis transformed Bioplastic into a new company (DIM Motor) to produce the DIM, an entirely new passenger automobile he had designed and developed. The car was presented in the Geneva Motor Show in 1977 but its life was very brief: only a few were produced. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attica_(automobiles)www.mlahanas.de/Greece/Info/AtticaAutomobiles.htmlFrom Wikipedia. [glow=red,2,300]Emilios Antoniades[/glow] Motoemil (not to be confused with companies from other countries with the same name) was a Greek truck manufacturer based in Thessaloniki. It is named after Emilios Antoniades who started his business, together with his brother Konstantinos, by constructing crude-made trucks assembled from motorcycle and automobile parts. By the early 1960s, like other similar Greek manufacturers (see also Styl Kar), they were already developing and building complete "automobile" three-wheeler trucks. Motoemil was one of the first of its kind in Northern Greece and soon became the largest in that region, its products sold throughout the country. The first models used 1200cc Volkswagen air-cooled engines. A completely redesigned, more modern-looking model was introduced in 1970, using a German Ford engine. Motoemil was one of the few Greek producers that survived the end of the "three-wheeler era" in that country, as it had developed a completely new breed of heavier, four-wheel trucks in the mid-1970s. The Autofarma model was an all-terrain truck with 2 tonne payload and a Mercedes-Benz Diesel engine, perfectly placed in the "farm truck" category according to Greek law. In that respect, it was similar to other Greek vehicles (all locally developed), like the Agricola, the AutoDiana Unicar, the Balkania Autotractor, the EBIAM, the Petropoulos Polytrak and others. However, the Autofarma was produced in numbers exceeding those of all others combined, sold through a network of dealers throughout the country. It was simultaneously a very rugged, reliable all-terrain vehicle requiring minimal maintenance costs (suited for the extremely harsh treatment farm vehicles were exposed to), with a significant payload, a relatively comfortable cabin and a reasonably smooth road behavior for longer drives. A minor facelift was done on the model in 1979, but by the mid-1980s this category of vehicles was not competitive anymore due to changes in Greek Law combined with more "sophisticated" demands of Greek customers, met by competitively priced imported types. This was a change the Northern Greek company was not able to cope with, ceasing all truck production in 1985. [glow=red,2,300]kontogouris brothers[/glow] namco...greekmade cars! www.mlahanas.de/Greece/Info/Namco.htmlwww.namco-euro.com [glow=red,2,300]Sir Alec Issigonis[/glow] Sir Alexander Arnold Constantine Issigonis, CBE, FRS (November 18, 1906–October 2, 198 was a designer of cars, now remembered chiefly for the development of the Austin Mini in 1959. Biography Alexander Arnold Constantine Issigonis was born in Ottoman Turkey. His father, Constantine Issigonis, was Greek and his mother, Hulda Prokopp, Bavarian. They were banished from their hometown Smyrna (now Izmir) and Alec and his mother came to live in the UK in 1923, his father having died in 1922. Alec studied engineering at Battersea Polytechnic in London, he failed his mathematics exams three times and subsequently called pure mathematics 'the enemy of every creative genius'. He went into the motor industry as an engineer and designer working for Humber, and he also did some motor racing during the 1930s and 1940s. In 1936 he moved to the Morris company working on an independent front suspension system for the Morris 10 but the war prevented this from going into production but it was later used on the MG Y Type. He worked on various projects for Morris through the war and towards its end started work on an advanced post war car codenamed Mosquito that became the Morris Minor, which was produced from 1948 until 1971. In 1952 he moved to Alvis Cars where he designed an advanced saloon with all aluminium V-8 engine but this never got beyond a prototype as its cost was beyond Alvis's resources. In 1956 he moved back to what was now the British Motor Corporation (BMC) to design a new small car codenamed ADO15 which became in 1959 the Morris Mini Minor or Austin Se7en which went on to become the best selling British car in history and which was still being manufactured in 2000. Sir Alec, he was awarded a knighthood in 1969, was always most famous for his creation of the Mini but he was really proudest of his participation in designing the Morris Minor, because he considered it as being a vehicle which managed to combine many of the luxuries and conveniences of*good motor car with a price suitable for the working classes, while the Mini was a spartan mode of conveyance with everything cut to the bone. He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1967 and retired from the motor industry in 1971. In 1988 Issigonis died of Parkinson’s Disease.  [glow=red,2,300]Sotiris Kovos[/glow] Toyota Yaris,designed by a greek... Quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The car originally debuted as the Vitz model in Japan back in 1999. But it was designed in Toyota's European studio by a young, Greek-born designer named Sotiris Kovos, who formerly worked for France's PSA Peugeot Citroën -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- carpoint.ninemsn.com.au/car-review/ce7739.aspx Quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Euro connotation has serious significance. The previous model was Toyota's first European car; designed by Greek-born Sotiris Kovos at the company's Brussels styling centre, produced in France. Indeed, France tops Japan for Yaris production by six to four. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- www.mlahanas.de/Greece/Info/Sfakianakis.html[glow=red,2,300]Stratis Sfakianakis[/glow] group of companies [glow=red,2,300]Peter Haidos [/glow] Chief product specialist and designer 2007 Nissan Altima  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonis_Volanis[glow=red,2,300]Antonis Volanis[/glow] Antonis Volanis (also known as Antoine Volanis) is a Greek industrial designer, born in Thessaloniki in 1948. He has mainly worked in France (since 1968), where he cooperated with Peugeot, Matra (he is the designer of the Bagheera, Rancho and Murena), Renault (designer of the Espace), Citroën (designer of the concept car that became the Xsara Picasso), Aerospatiale, Tefal, Donnay (sports goods) and many others. He established Design Volanis S.A. in Paris which has also cooperated with a number of other European carmakers and industrial corporations. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Zapatinas[glow=red,2,300]Andreas Zapatinas[/glow] Andreas Zapatinas is a Greek automobile designer, born in Athens in 1957. He has worked with Fiat,1988 until 1994 (chief designer of the Fiat Barchetta). He contributed to the design of Fiat Bravo,Fiat Coupe and other models. In 1994 he moved to BMW and in 1998 he became chief designer at Alfa Romeo Centro Stile,near Milan (designer, in part, of Alfa Romeo 145 and credited for the unique for its time rear end design of the Alfa Romeo 147). In 2002 he joined Subaru as Head of Advanced Design. www.in.gr/auto/interview/AR_zapatinas_2/Zapatinas.htm(in greek) archive.cardesignnews.com/news/whoswhere/020402subaru-zapat.htmlwww.idsa.org/absolutenm/templates/?a=2039&z=60[glow=red,2,300]Alex Sarantos Tremulis[/glow] U.S. automobile designer who was born in Chicago, Ill., and as a youngster, loved toy cars, planes and rocket ships, though he failed art class at Roosevelt High school! In 1933, he started his career as a stylist for the Chicago sales office of Duesenberg, of the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg car company. He soon worked in Auburn, Ind., under Gordon Buehrig who designed the classic 1936 Cord 810. After Buehrig left Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg in 1936, Tremulis became its chief stylist and in 1937 designed the supercharged Cord 812 with external exhausts. But the company folded later that year. Alex then went with General Motors briefly, and then with Briggs Manufacturing Company, the chief body supplier for Ford, Chrysler, Packard & others. In 1938, he joined Custom Motors in Beverly Hills, Calif., to create custom Cadillacs for movie stars. He consulted with Crosley and American Bantam in 1939 and returned to Briggs to work on the Packard "Clipper" with Werner Gubitz and "Dutch" Darrin, and was the creative source for the Chrysler "Thunderbolt" concept car, both setting automotive style trends in 1940 that would influence postwar designs. As World War II began, he entered the Air Force in 1941, where he worked on advanced aircraft concepts for the Aircraft Lab at Wright Field, and produced exciting renderings that sold many huge aircraft contracts. There he developed a concept that in the 1970s became known as the Boeing "Dyna-Soar", a gliding re-entry space vehicle that presaged the space shuttle concept. After the war, Tremulis worked with the Chicago industrial design firm of Tammen and Denison that was engaged by Preston Tucker. In 1946, Tucker hired him as chief stylist for the famed 1948 Tucker "Tin Goose", and he developed a basic concept and clay model. Though Tucker hired a team from Lippincott & Margulies to do a second concept model, which contributed key features, their design was guided by Tremulis's original body concept parameters. After 51 cars were produced, Tucker was indicted by the SEC on charges of fraud, and production was halted. In 1948, Tremulis went with the Kaiser-Frazer car company, to develop new design concepts, but the company soon failed. In 1952, he joined Ford International and headed their Advanced Design group for 12 years. He left Ford in 1963 and founded his own consulting firm in Ann Arbor, Mich., where he worked for a range of clients, including Gyro Transport Systems, to create a gyro-stabilized motorcycle that set a land-speed record of 245.667 mph. In 1968, he relocated his firm to Ventura, Calif., with clients that included Subaru, designing their X-100 and "Brat." In 1982, he was inducted into the Automobile Hall of Fame, and in 1987, he was honored by the Society of Automotive Engineers for the design of the Tucker, as one of the "significant automobiles of the past half century." He also served as a consultant for the 1988 movie, Tucker: A Man and His Dream.
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Post by leandros nikon on Nov 14, 2007 11:39:17 GMT -5
WIKIPEDIA 15.The vlach benefactors George Averoff (1818-1899): Vlach from Metsovo, Epirus, Greece, grand donator of Panathinaiko Stadium, Battleship "Averoff", The Grand School of Alexandria, The Greek Cadet School e.a. Apostolos Arsakis (1792-1874): Vlach from Hotahova, Epirus, Greece, founder of the Arsakeion School and building, nowadays accommodating the Greek Council of State George Stavrou (1795-1869): Vlach from Ioannina, Epirus, Greece, Founder of the National Bank of Greece Stergios Doumbas and Nikolaos Doumbas(1830-1900): Father and son, Vlachs from Vlasti, near Kozani, Macedonia, Greece. Stergios Doumbas was the co-founder and donator of the National Library, one of the three masterpieces of contemporary archtecture that make up the Athenian Trilogy. Nikolaos Doumbas was great benefactor of the cities of Vienna and Athens, sponsor of all the great composers of his times who lived in Vienna (Franz Peter Schubert, Johann Strauss e.a.) and the donator of the infamous concert hall of Vienna, Musikverein. The Dumba Marsch was composed at his honor. Evangelos Zappas (1800-1865): Vlach from Lampovo, North Epirus. He fought against the Ottoman Empire in 1821, in numerous sites around Greece. After the liberation of Greece, he expanded his business to Egypt and Romania, where he made an enormous fortune. All his fortune was bequeathed to the Greek State, but was confiscated by Romania.
Constantinos Zappas (1813-1895): Cousin and executor of the will of Evangelos Zappas, successful businessman himself. As his cousin's will executor, he built Zappeion Megaron in Athens and many schools. Himself, was the inspirer and the great donator of the first Contemporary Olympic Games of 1896, which he did not survive to attend.
Demetrius Postolakas: Vlach from Metsovo, Epirus, Greece. Founder and donator of the National Library, one of the three masterpieces of contemporary archtecture that make up the Athenian Trilogy (the Athens Academy, the National and Kapodistrian University and the National Library), works of Theophil Freiherr von Hansen, Christian Hansen and Ernst Ziller
George Sinas (1783-1856): Vlach from Moschopolis, North Epirus, lived in Vienna, Budapest and Alexandria in Egypt. Businessman and former Greek Consul in Vienna. Benefactor of Greece, Austria-Hungary and donator of prominent buildings in Athens, masterpieces of architecture. Simon Sinas (1810-1876): Son of George Sinas, lived in Budapest . Donator and founder of the Academy of Budapest, the Athens Orthodox Cathedral, the Athens Academy e.a. Nikoaos Stournaras (1806-1853): Vlach from Metsovo, Epirus, Greece. Donator and co-founder of National Technical University Athens "Metsovio" The Tositsas family: Vlach family from Metsovo, Epirus, Greece. Donators and co-fouders of the National Technical University of Athens "Metsovio", also donators of numerous schools (107 schools only in Epirus) and beneficial institutions. |
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Post by leandros nikon on Nov 18, 2007 17:42:47 GMT -5
16.Athens polytechnical school,1973. www.macedoniaontheweb.com/forum/general-greek-history/489-today-hellenic-history-22.html17 November 1973The "Uprising of the Polytechnic-National Technical University of Athens". From the beginning of November began to emerge the accentuation of the anti-junta demonstrations.On November 15 hundreds of students begin to assemble in the courtyard of the Techical University and shout slogans, protesting against the military regime.Finally they barricade themselves in the building.Around 7.30 in the evening of November 16,the police tries to dissolve the students.In the midnight the army enters in Athens.In 2.30 in the morning of November 17,tanks are found outside the Techical University, while thousands of students are in the institution.In 2.45 a tank crashes through the gate of the Athens Polytechnic on Patision Str. and forces of the police entry in the Institution suppressing the Uprising.The government under Markezinis declares once again the military law.The student uprising of the Polytechnic is hailed by many as a valiant act of resistance against the military dictatorship,and therefore as a symbol of resistance to tyranny.It is currently a school holiday in Greece,while various events take place in memory of the student's uprising of 1973. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- www.phorum.gr/viewtopic.php?t=20079Οι νεκροί του Πολυτεχνείου: 1. Βασίλειος Φαμέλος, πληγείς δια πυροβόλου όπλου κατά την επίθεση των διαδηλωτών εναντίον του Υπουργείου Δημοσίας Τάξεως, από γειτονική ταράτσα. 2. Ένγκελανδ Τόρριλ, πληγείσα εις το αυτό μέρος και υπό τις ίδιες συνθήκες. 3. Διομήδης Κομνηνός, (μαθητής), πληγείς κατά την διέλευση του από το Υπουργείο Δημοσίας Τάξεως, από αποστρακισθείσα σφαίρα. 4. Μιχαήλ Μυρογιάννης, ετών 20, ιδιωτικός υπάλληλος, πληγείς υπό σφαίρας την 21 -11 -1973, κατά μαρτυρίας εις την οδό Καλλιδρομίου. 5. Στ. Καραγεώργης, ετών 17, ιδιωτικός υπάλληλος, πληγείς από σφαίρα στην οδό Πατησίων, παρά την Πλατεία Αγάμων. 6. Δημ. Θεοδώρου, ετών 6, πληγείς από αδέσποτη σφαίρα στη συνοικία του Ζωγράφου. 7. Νικ. Μάρκουλης, ετών 25, πληγείς από αδέσποτης σφαίρας στη Πλατεία Βάθης. 8. Βασ. Καράκας, ετών 43, πληγείς από αδέσποτη σφαίρα στην οδό Αχαρνών. 9. Κυρ. Παντελάκης, δικηγόρος, πληγείς από σφαίρα στην Πλατεία Κάνιγγος, κατά την σύγκρουση με Αστυνομικές δυνάμεις. 10. Άλ. Παπαθανασίου, ετών 59, πληγείς υπό σφαίρας πλησίον του 16ου Αστυνομικού Τμήματος. 11. Άνδρ. Κούμπος, ετών 63, πληγείς εις Πλατεία Αγάμων, υπό αγνώστων οπλοφόρων. 12. Άνδρας, 20 - 30 ετών, άγνωστων στοιχείων, πληγείς εξ αδέσποτου σφαίρας εις το Μοναστηράκι. 13. Μάρκος Καραμάνης, πληγείς εις σύγκρουση προ του Ο.Τ.Ε Πατησίων. 14. 'Ελ. Σπαρτίδης, ετών 16, πληγείς εις το αυτό μέρος και υπό τις ίδιες συνθήκες. 15. Άγνωστος, ηλικίας 20-25 ετών. Ευρέθη νεκρός εις την Λεωφόρο Αλεξάνδρας. 16. Γ. Σαμούρης, ιδιωτικός υπάλληλος, πληγείς υπό σφαίρας άγνωστων στα Εξάρχεια. 17. Βασιλική Μπεκιάρη, πληγείσα από αδέσποτη σφαίρα εις την Πλατεία Μεταξουργείου. 18. Αικατερίνη Αργυροπούλου, πληγείσα εξ αδέσποτου σφαίρας εις την Πλατεία Αγίων Αναργύρων. 19.Εύστ. Κολινιάτης, τεχνίτης. Κτυπήθηκε με ράβδο, από ιδιώτη την 18 -11 - 73 και απεβίωσε την 21 -11 - 73. 20.Δημ.Κυριακόπουλος, οικοδόμος. Κτυπήθηκε με ράβδο την 18 -11 - 73 και απεβίωσε την 22 -11 - 73. 21. Σπ. Κοντομάρης. Προσεβλήθη την 16-11-73 από αέρια εις την Πλατεία Ομονοίας και απεβίωσε αυθημερόν. 22 Σ. Μιχαήλ. Απεβίωσε εκ της αυτής αιτίας. 23. Γ. Γερασίδης, πληγείς την 17-11 -73 στα Νέα Λιόσια εξ αδέσποτου σφαίρας.
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Post by leandros nikon on Nov 19, 2007 21:03:17 GMT -5
17.Athens Olympics 2004:the protagonists.Gianna Angelopoulos-DaskalakiGianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki (born Gianna Daskalaki on December 12, 1955 in Heraklion, Crete) is a Greek politician and business woman. She is best known for being the president of the bidding and organizing committee for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She was named one of the 50 most powerful women by Forbes magazine. Angelopoulos-Daskalaki attended the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki and in the late 1980s became actively involved in politics in the Athens area. In 1990 she married shipping magnate Theodore Angelopoulos and has since been working in the shipping business. Disappointed over losing the bid for the 100 Year Celebration of the revival of the Olympic Games in 1996, Greece officials decided to bid for the 2004 Summer Olympics. Angelopoulos-Daskalaki was named president of the bidding committee and succeeded in bringing the Olympics to Athens. She was however excluded from the initial organization committee that would prepare for the games. When the International Olympic Committee questioned Greece's commitment to the games and its ability to complete all preparations prior to the opening ceremony, Angelopoulos-Daskalaki was asked to return and was named president of the Organization Committee. Under her watch competition facilities were completed and security issues were taken care of. IOC presidents Juan Antonio Samaranch and Jacques Rogge both credit specifically Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki for the success of the games. Dimitrius Daskalopoulos who has worked with Angelopoulos in several occasions says, "Working with Gianna has been very rewarding. She makes you feel comfortable to speak your mind, as well as she makes sure that the task at hand is completed. I have learned a lot from her and I am sure that I am not alone." Though she is highly popular in Greece, she also faces substantial criticism. Her proclaimed love for Greece is questioned and she is criticized for aggressive self-promoting. Since 1994 she has served as Vice-Chair of Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.In 1998, she was appointed Ambassador at Large by the Greek government. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dimitris Papaioannou, artistic director of the 2004 Olympics opening and closing ceremonies.     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/olympics/2004/writers/08/29/reilly.letter/index.html?/cnn=yesWe were wrong
Greece overcame the world's paranoia to stage a glorious Games
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Post by leandros nikon on Nov 21, 2007 19:33:44 GMT -5
18.The Greek air men (Balkan wars and World wars).www.hellas.org/military/air_force/hafhist.htmAccording to a certain law, the Greek airforce was to be established based upon French standards and prototypes.
To accomplish this, 13 officers from France were transferred to Hellas to establish the foundation with which the Hellenic Air Force could operate and expand on. The first officers to join this new branch were Dimitrios Kamperos (First Lieutenant Artillery), Mihail Moutousis (First Lieutenant Corp of Engineers), Mihail Adamidis (Second Lieutenant Cavalry), and a little later Loukas Papaloukas (First Lieutenant Infantry), Markos Drakos (First Lieutenant Artillery), and Panoutsos Notaras (Second Lieutenant Cavalry). These officers were trained in France, where they obtained their diplomas.
Eleutherios Venizelos, as a sign of faith towards this new weapon of the Hellenic arsenal, took flight with Emmanouil Argyropoulo on February 8 1912. The first official flight/appearance of the Air Force is considered to be May 13 1912 for a military exercise, during which Dimitrios Kamperos flew over Paleo Faliro. The Air Force received her first aircraft, 4 Henri Farman's, on May 27 1912. The aircraft were named Dedalos, Aetos, Gyps, and Ierax by Eleutherio Venizelo.
The arrival of the aircraft allowed the formation of the first Air Force Company. The above aircraft were of course not designed for military operations, so soon after operations started, the new Maurice Farman aircraft were ordered. Pilots in the company were the officers Kamperos, Moutousis, Notaras, and Adamidis. Added to the above four, by special law, was Second Lieutenant Emmanouil Argyropoulos, who took part in the war with his privately owned aircraft. Argyropoulos also happened to be the first casualty incurred by the Air Force, when his airplane crashed on April 4 1913.
The first operation took place on October 5 1912 by Dimitrio Kampero, who flew over enemy lines in a recognizance mission. Many other operations took place in which the Hellenic pilots didn't hesitate to drop special bombs on Turkish positions.
Operational requirements by the Hellenic Navy led to the creation of the Naval Aviation (Naval Cooperation Air Force). Naval Aviation acquired her first hydroplane in November 1912. First pilot for this new naval weapon was First Lieutenant Moutousis who was recalled from the Epirot front. On November 17 1912 the aircraft was officially presented to the Navy, and named Nautilos.
First training flight took place on January 21 1913 with Moutousi and Ensign Moraiti flying all the way to the island of Tenedos. The first operational flight took place on January 24 1913 with the same crew. On that day, the two crew members not only bombarded the Turkish Navy in the Bay of Nagara, they also reported the location of Turkish ships to the commander of the Hellenic Navy located in Moudrou, Limnos. The mission took 2 hours 20 minutes, and the distance traveled totaled some 180 kilometers. This was the first ever combat mission involving naval forces or naval aviation in the world.
interesting videoclips about the early steps of the greek airforce here(in greek) imansolas.freeservers.com/Aces/The%20Greek%20PZL%20fighters.htmlThe Greek PZL's imansolas.freeservers.com/Aces/Greek%20Gladiator%20I-%20D187.jpgA Tribute to the 'few' Some light agricultural polish PZL planes are still flying in the Greek skies today. But going back to 1940, when Greece was invaded by Italy, the PZL fighter planes were the ‘few’ destined to defend these skies. If for the Battle of Britain there have been some other ‘few’ to whom ‘so many owed so much’ , in the case of Greece these ‘few’ were very , very few indeed and therefore much , much more should be ought to them. This article is a humble tribute to these men and their plane, the famous PZL 24. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dimitrios Kamperos The first greek military aircraft,type Henry Farman.D.kamperos was its pilot. 1.bp.blogspot.com/_SFZt0tl-B3U/SvbyflGetvI/AAAAAAAAn6g/u7BQrUrKUSA/s400/%25CE%25A4%25CE%25A1%25CE%2595%25CE%259B%25CE%259F%25CE%259A%25CE%2591%25CE%259C%25CE%25A0%25CE%2595%25CE%25A1%25CE%259F%25CE%25A3.jpgo trellokamperos!!!www.rcooper.0catch.com/kampero01.jpgKamperos with the first greek military machine, a Farman officially named Daedalus, again early-middle 1912, at the Athens Zoo, where the first hangars were errected.www.rcooper.0catch.com/ekampero.htmDimitrios Kamperos, not only was he the first Greek military pilot, he survived the Balkan Wars and the First World War. He was chief instructor for many years in the Greek military flying school and eventually died of cold and hunger, during the German occupation of 1941-44. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emmanuel Argyropoulos www.earlyaviators.com/argyrop02.jpgwww.earlyaviators.com/eargyrop.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael MoutousisGreek military aviator,Lt. Moutoussis. He is said to have flown above the Turkish forts of Pisani (from Nicopolis) and over the front of Janina.  www.rcooper.0catch.com/emoutous.htm--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aristidis Moraitinisen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Battle_of_Lemnos naval battle of lemnos Use of aircraft The withdrawal of the Turkish fleet to within the Dardanelles was confirmed by 1st Lieutenat Michael Moutoussis and Ensign Aristides Moraitinis on January 24, 1913. They conducted the first ever wartime naval aviation mission, flying their Maurice Farman hydroplane over the Nagara naval base, where they spotted the enemy fleet. During their sortie, they accurately drew a diagram of the positions of the Ottoman fleet, against which they dropped four bombs. Moutoussis and Moraitinis travelled over 180km and took 2 hours 20 minutes to complete their mission, which was extensively reported in both the Greek and International Press. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KEA chelidonwikipedia The Chelidon (meaning 'Swallow' in Greek, also spelled in English as Helithon) was the first airplane developed by the Greek state KEA aircraft factory. Its development was completed in a virtually record time of 8 weeks, and first flight was made on February 11, 1927. According to some sources, a British engineer participated in the Greek design team, which developed the plane according to the Greek Navy specifications. It was a two-seater military biplane designed for advanced training and other roles including surveillance, requiring only basic maintenance facilities. It could also be transformed into a hydroplane. It used a Salmson 120hp engine (future variants were to use Armstrong Siddeley Lynx engine) and had a maximum speed of 150 km/h. It seems that only one was built, apparently due to lack of further funding. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ioannis Agorastos Plagis The top scoring Greek and Rhodesian Ace with 16 victories,
Plagis always decorated the thingypit of his aircraft with the name “Kay”, that of his beloved sister, Katerina.www.acesofww2.com/rhodesia/Plagis.htmRAF Wing Commander DSO, DFC & Bar Contributed by John Mansolas & Angelos Dalassenos John Agorastos Plagis was born in Hartley, Southern Rhodesia, on the 10th of March 1919. At the outbreak of World War 2 he tried to join the Rhodesian Air Force but was rejected since, because his parents were Greek, officially he was under Greek citizenship. The RAF at the time, desperately in need of pilots, could not be bothered with such minor details. He was accepted as a Greek citizen in 1940. He completed his training in January 1942 and transferred to No 249 Squadron, stationed on the besieged island of Malta. His Spitfire MkVb “GN-K” AB346, which left the deck of the aircraft carrier 'Eagle' on March 6th 1942 - four days before Plagis's 23rd birthday - was one of the first 15 aircraft of that type delivered to the island. During the next two months he would score the bulk of his victories in the savage dogfights raging over Malta. He was awarded the DFC, following a transfer to another Malta Squadron, No 185. He only had enough time to score one more victory before being evacuated to England for rest and recuperation due to a total mental and physical breakdown. He resumed operational duties in September 1943, leading a flight in No 64 Squadron, this time in Coltishall, S. England. Escorting bombers and flying armed recon patrols over occupied Europe he succeeded in shooting down an Me-109 and a FW-190 from the thingypit of his Spitfire V “SH-B” BL734. In July 1944 he commanded No 126 Squadron in his Spitfire IX “5J-K” ML214, with which he scored four more victories during July and August. In September, during the ill-fated Operation “Market-Garden” he was shot down by flak over Arnhem. He crashed his Spitfire at high speed, but survived with only minor injuries. He was promoted to the rank of Wing Commander and in December 1943 he was awarded the DSO. In 1944, No 126 Squadron was equipped with Mustang III’s. He flew these until the end of the war, performing bomber-escort duties and on March 17th 1945 he took part in the famous Mosquito raid on the Gestapo HQ in Denmark, – seven days after his 26th birthday! He continued to serve in the RAF and after a long period of rest in mid-April, he was posted to his home country, Rhodesia, taking command of a squadron until October of that year. Returning to England he commanded two jet-equipped units, flying Gloster Meteors and other relevant types of the jet-era, until his retirement in May 1948. He then returned to Hartley, this time as a Rhodesian citizen, running a company of his own in Salisbury. There he built a house on a street that would come to bare his name, “John Plagis Avenue”. Tragically, a few years later, John Plagis, the Greek / Rhodesian Ace who flew at least four different types of aircraft in combat, served in two theaters of operation with distinction, and earned the respect and admiration of his men, committed suicide. Another sad ending to a man no longer able to bear the bourdon of a war decided. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Vass" Vassilios (Michael) Vassiliades/(RAF)www.acesofww2.com/greece/Vass/Vass.htm----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spyros PisanosWWII air ace. "the flying Greek"  imansolas.freeservers.com/Aces/Pisanos_english.html www.fourthfightergroup.com/images/resource/pisanos47.gifwww.au.af.mil/au/goe/eaglebios/04bios/pisano04.htmwww.fourthfightergroup.com/resource/pisanos.htmlacesofww2.com/greece/Pisanos/pisanos.htm Spiros Pisanos' Medals LEGION OF MERIT, with two oak leaf clusters DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, with four oak leaf clusters PURPLE HEART MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL AIR FORCE COMMENDATION MEDAL ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL PRESIDENTIAL CITATION, with five oak leaf clusters AIRFORCE OUTSTANDING UNIT AWARD AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS, with two stars EUROPEAN AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, with four battle stars WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL AIR FORCE LONGEVITY SERVICE MEDAL, with three oak leaf clusters BRITISH WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL BRITISH 1939-1945 STAR BRITISH AIR CREW EUROPE STAR BRITISH DEFENSE MEDAL FRENCH DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE, with silver star ROYAL AIR FORCE MEDALLION
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Post by leandros nikon on Nov 25, 2007 22:53:58 GMT -5
19.Other benefactors.Niki Goulandriswikipedia Niki Goulandris is a Greek philanthropist and an accomplished botanical painter. She is currently vice-president of the Goulandris Natural History Museum and Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art, former deputy minister for Social Services (1974–75), honorary deputy president of Hellenic Radio and Television (1975–80), and member of the World Commission on Culture and Development of UNESCO. She is married to Angelos Goulandris, of the wealthy ship-owning Goulandris family, with whom she established the Goulandris Natural History Museum in 1964. After graduating from the German School of Athens, Niki Goulandris studied Political Science and Economics at the University of Athens and continued with post-graduate studies in Political Science and Philosophy at the University of Frankfurt under the philosophers Theodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer. She speaks French, German and English fluently. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- www.benaki.gr/museum/history/founder/en/Antonis BenakisAntonis Benakis, scion of one of the leading families of the Greek diaspora, was born in Alexandria in 1873. He was witness to the vibrant tradition of national benefaction which, from the earliest years of Greek independence, was so clearly manifest amongst the Greek communities abroad. Benakis began his career as a collector in Alexandria, gradually reaching the decision to donate his collections to the Greek state, an idea which became reality after he settled permanently in Athens in 1926. The world in which Antonis Benakis moved was shaped in a period when the drive to extend the boundaries of the Greek state was as much an element of contemporary society as the parallel ideologies of urban development and enlightenment through education. Benakis' proverbial generosity towards other cultural institutions and undertakings was indicative of this. His personality was formed within a family environment which nourished such ideals, and which also fostered the exceptional literary talents of his sister, Penelope Delta (1874-1929), whose stories have been familiar to generations of Greek children. It is certain that Antonis Benakis, the founder of the Benaki Museum, was also influenced by the example of his father Emmanuel Benakis (1843-1929). A close friend and colleague of the great statesman Eleftherios Venizelos (1864-1936), Emmanuel Benakis placed his fortune at the disposal of numerous charitable foundations and likewise contributed to the settlement of refugees in the aftermath of the catastrophe in Asia Minor. Within this context, the nature of Antonis Benakis' benefaction becomes self-evident. Its most salient feature remains the fact that during his own lifetime Benakis donated the museum he created to the Greek state. Of equal importance was his continuous involvement, until his death in 1954, in enriching and improving the organisation of the museum's holdings, and his role in ensuring its financial security. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugenides familyGovernment spokesman Dimitris Reppas on Thursday expressed the government's condolences over the death of Nikos Vernikos-Eugenidis, president of the Eugenidion Foundation. Eugenidis who died at the age of 83 donated over 10 billion drachmas over the past 10 years to worthy causes, such as scholarships, grants and public welfare projects. www.ekt.gr/content/display?ses_mode=rnd&ses_lang=en&prnbr=68130A series of events to celebrate the Eugenides Foundation's 50 years of contribution to education 08/05/2006 This year marks the 50th year of the Eugenides Foundation's educational contribution to Greece. Developing a number of different activities, the Foundation contributes significantly to the dissemination of scientific knowledge by welcoming thousands of visitors to its offices, and simultaneously supporting technical and professional training. In this context, the Foundation is developing diverse publishing activities, provides scholarships, organises exhibitions, and hosts conferences, giving technological knowledge a modern and welcoming look. All of the Foundation's activities, as well as many other interesting events that will take place during 2006 to celebrate the Foundation's 50 years, were recently presented during a press conference at the New Digital Planetarium. As underlined by Mr. Leonidas Dimitriadis-Eugenidis, President of the Foundation, the role that the Foundation is being called upon to fulfil in the future has, at its core, the effort to map the scientific situation of modern-day Greece and the promotion of dialogue between technology and the latest generation. He added significantly: "We search, we analyse, we suggest, but most of all we see ahead, as active members of a modern society that is continuously developing and inviting us to participate productively in that development". The anniversary of the Foundation's 50 years of contribution coincides with the completion of the new educational infrastructures, and more specifically that of the permanent interactive scientific and technological exhibition. The new exhibition area covers three floors and takes up 1,800 square metre. The exhibition, which will open to the public in the autumn of 2006, will be covering three subjects: Matter-Material, Communication-Telecommunications, and Biotechnology. The purpose of the exhibition is to present the fundamental laws and principles of science, to recreate natural phenomena and facets of the world that surround us using inductive reasoning and to create an understanding of technology with a modern perception on the propagation of knowledge. New screenings, publications, conferences for the dissemination of science and technology The celebration program for the Foundation's 50 years in existence includes events from the entire spectrum of its activities, which will highlight the Foundation's history, its modern character, as well as its orientation for the future. A special celebration series of six collector-item DVDs with digital presentations of the New Digital Planetarium in English and Greek will be available in June 2006. Each DVD title comes with a 40-minute film "Greece through Greek Poetry" and with another on the latest discoveries made in Space (a gift from the European Space Agency). Also expected, is the publication of a popular book on laser beams (in cooperation with the Laser Laboratory of the Technical University of Crete) and the dictionary "Nautical Terms" (in cooperation with the Ministry of Mercantile Marine). An especially interesting exhibition of stamp collecting material entitled "Space and stars" will take place in September 2006 sponsored by the Eugenides Foundation and Hellenic Post. The exhibition, which will last one month, will present one of the most important collections of its kind on a global scale. More specifically, the exhibition will include part of the philatelic material on Space from 330 countries, collected from 1957 to 2000 by philatelist and collector Kleon Dionisatos. For the "50 years of the Eugenides Foundation" anniversary exposition, which will take place in October 2006, interesting exhibits from the Foundation's historical archives will be presented, while selected stamps and an anniversary series of phone cards by the Hellenic Telecommunications Organization will be issued. For the period from October to December 2006, people of all ages will have the chance to attend four new screenings at the Digital Planetarium: the digital presentation "Black Holes in Space", the dome film "Wondrous Caves", the digital presentation "The Planetary Dance" (where the music of the Greek composer Mimis Plessas harmoniously ties science with art), and the digital presentation "The Christmas Star" (where the type of star that led the shepherds to the Holy Child of Bethlehem is examined). The start of the Foundation's science and technology exhibition events will be marked by the two-day conference "Discovering science and technology through an interactive exhibition" (November 2006). During this conference, scientists and educators will present issues related to the cognitive development of the individual, successful educational practices applied in scientific centres as well as personal experiences. Foundation Profile The Eugenides Foundation, a public welfare institution, with a registered office in Athens, was created in 1954 as a legal entity under private law through the implementation of the will of national benefactor Eugenios Eugenides. The Foundation's mission, according to the founding act, is to contribute to the scientific and technical education of Greece's youth. The Foundation is run by a three-member committee, including, at all times, the Dean of the National Technical University of Athens. The Eugenides Foundation was honoured in December 1965 with a Gold Medal from the Academy of Athens for its multi-dimensional contribution to Greek society. Eugenidion foundationwww.eugenfound.edu.gr --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Marianna Vardinoyianni UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador www.theorthodoxchurch.info/blogs/news/2008/12/office-of-great-lady-of-patriarchate.html...Immediately afterwards His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa welcomed Mrs Marianna Vardinogiannis, Good Will Ambassadress for UNESCO, with whom he also held private talks in his Patriarchal Office.Afterwards, in the Patriarchal Throne room, His Beatitude conferred the Office of Great Lady of the Throne of St Mark, on Mrs Vardinogiannis.During his address, the Venerable Primate of the Church of the Alexandrines, spoke of the importance of the work done by mrs Vardinogiannis as a Good Will Ambassadress for UNESCO, as Chairlady of the "Elpida" Association and the Vardinogiannis Institute, for the children of the world. He also mentioned the long friendship he has had with the Vardinogiannis family. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Athanasios LerounisBenefactor of the Kalasha people,PakistanThe Greek volunteer, member of the NGO, Greek Volunteers , Athanassios Lerounis was kidnapped on Tuesday morning in Kalash Valleys , northwest of Pakistan . Athanassios, worked for the construction of a three-storey building to preserve and promote the unique culture of area of the Kalash valleys. Police said he was sleeping in his room inside the Kalashadur (Cultural Centre of Kalasha) when about 20 masked gunmen broke into the building and whisked him away. A policeman deployed for his security was killed when he put up resistance. Athanassios has been living in the valley for 15 years and working on a project for development of the Kalash community. This Greek NGO, which offers its help at the Kalasha valleys since 1999, supervises the work done from its foundation to its completion, trying to give solutions to problems on the education field, water supply, and to the health sector of both peacefully coexisting communities in the valleys. The government had deployed five policemen for the security of Athanassios, but at the time of the incident only two of them were said to be on duty, the others having been sent on leave. Another teacher of the school, Ajmer Khan Kalash, was also inside the building, who was tied to a pillar by rope. The valley is adjacent to the Nooristan area of Afghanistan and it is believed that he has been taken to Nooristan. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stavros Niarchos foundation.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stavros_Niarchos_FoundationThe Stavros Niarchos Foundation was established in 1996 to honor Greek shipping magnate Stavros Niarchos. The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (www.SNF.org) is a leading international philanthropic organization which makes grants in the areas of arts and culture, education, health and medicine, and social welfare. The SNF funds organizations and seeks out projects that exhibit strong leadership and sound management and are expected to achieve a broad, lasting and positive social impact. The Foundation actively supports projects that facilitate the formation of public-private partnerships as effective means for serving public welfare. Since 1996, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation has committed grants totaling more than $1.57 billion, through more than 2,800 grants to nonprofit organizations in 111 nations around the world.[2] The Foundation’s largest single gift ($796 million / €566 million) is the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC), in Athens, a project which includes the construction and complete outfitting of new facilities for the National Library of Greece and the Greek National Opera, as well as the creation of the 170,000 m² Stavros Niarchos Park. The SNFCC is designed by renowned architect Renzo Piano. The SNFCC is a testament and a commitment to the country’s future, at a critical historical juncture and the SNF's aspiration is that it will act as an engine of educational, cultural and economic stimulus, essential under the current circumstances. The SNF, concerned with the continuing socio-economic crisis in Greece, announced in January 2012 a grant initiative of additional $130 million (€100 million) over three years to help ease the adverse effects of the deepening crisis while in October 2013, the Foundation announced a new long-term initiative, Recharging the Youth, to help create new opportunities for Greece’s younger generations, committing an additional $130 million (€100 million) to help the future prospects of young people, who are severely impacted by critically high unemployment rates. Some of SNF's grants include: Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece Children's Soccer Training Consorzio Farsi Prossimo Cultural Heritage without Borders Greek Technology Enterprise Forum, Athens, Greece The Cutty Sark Trust, Greenwich, London, United Kingdom ECOWEEK Friends of the Museum of the Macedonian Struggle, Kastoria, Greece Fulbright Program in Greece Global Fund for Women, San Francisco, California, United States Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City, New York, United States Megali Sholi The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, New York, United States Marie Curie Cancer Care, London, United Kingdom The Natural History Museum of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece Pro-Natura International, Paris, France Queens Library Foundation, New York, United States Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, Athens, Greece Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Wikimedia Foundation
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Post by leandros nikon on Nov 26, 2007 17:54:13 GMT -5
 20.Chefs.[glow=red,2,300]Nikos Tselementes[/glow] He was born in Exapela, Sifnos island, and grew up in Athens, where he finished High school. He started getting involved with cooking working at his father's and uncle's store. He studied one year cooking in Vienna, and with his return back here, he worked in several foreign embassies. His claim to fame was the magazine "Odigos Magirikis" [Cooking Guide] that was first published in 1910, and included -among recipes- nutritional advices, international kitchen, news about cooking and other. By 1919, he became manager of hotel "Hermes", while the next year he left for America, where he worked in some of world's most expensive restaurants, attending, at the same time, further cooking, pastry-making and dietology studies. He returned back home in 1932, and founded a small School of cooking and pastry-making and published his known book of recipes, which being the first complete guide of cooking, met above 15 republishments the following decades. Influenced by French cuisine, he innovated Greek cuisine, as thanks to him Greek ladies started using besamel, piroskies, buyabesa [sorry i'm translating these words, they are probably written differently], something however that for many equaled the adulteration of Greek cuisine with European elements. He also became chief cook of the palace and manager of housing schools. Nowadays, his name is synonymous to cooking guides, and is also used as a tease for someone who knows to cook very well. www.foodandwine.com/bestnewchefs/index.cfm?year=2008&chef=F4EF3B81-FDF7-4538-A978EDA75274C671[glow=red,2,300]Michael Psilakis[/glow] 2008 Best New Chef Award Profile Why he won Because he has ingeniously redefined Greek cooking in America. Born New York City; 1968. First career Accounting. “Then I decided to go to law school and started waiting tables at T.G.I. Friday’s to pay for it. I found out I liked the restaurant industry.” How he got into cooking “I bought a restaurant on Long Island, Café Angelica, and worked as a maître d’. I loved it; it was like My Big Fat Greek Wedding every night. One day, the chef left without notice. Customers were coming, so I went back to the kitchen and did the best I could. It wasn’t a fun day, but it was a fortunate one.” Flavor obesession “I’m an acid freak. The more complex a dish is, the more important acidity is—it stops palate fatigue. It keeps you going after the fourth or fifth bite.” Fantasy restaurant partner Jim Morrison. “The food would be deeply conceptual, and the crowd would be artsy and intellectual. I’d love to know what his foodie friends—if he had any—would have thought.” Other restaurants Kefi, a casual Greek spot, and Mia Dona, a casual Italian-Med place. Ettore Botrini, awarded with Michelin star. Greek of Italian origin, besides Botrini's, he also owns the restaurant Etrusco in Corfu. One of the most famous TV chefs in Greece. Lefteris Lazarou, the first Greek chef to win a Michelin star. Popular from his television appearances, he specialises in creative fish cuisine. Argyro Barbarigou, a lovely, heart, famous TV chef and author of numerous cookbooks and owner of her own fish restaurant. Georgianna Chiliadaki & Nikos Roussos, awarded with two Michelin stars, they are well-known for their wonderful cocktails. They own Funky Gourmet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelin_Guide |
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Post by leandros nikon on Dec 10, 2007 12:23:29 GMT -5
21.Others.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofia_of_Spain [glow=red,2,300]Queen Sofia of Spain.[/glow]  She was born in Athens, Greece on November 2, 1938, as Her Royal Highness Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark , the eldest child of the King of the Hellenes, Paul I (1901-1964) and his wife, the former Frederika, Princess of Hanover (1917-1981). Both her parents were descendants of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, and despite her country of birth, the family tree on both sides is almost exclusively German and Danish in origin. The Greek royal house is a cadet branch of the Danish royal family of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, which is itself a branch of the House of Oldenburg. Her brother is Constantine II of Greece and her sister is Irene of Greece. Princess Sophia spent her childhood in Egypt and South Africa during her family's exile from Greece during World War II. They returned to Greece in 1946. She finished her education in Schloss Salem boarding school in Germany, and then studied pediatrics, music and archeology in Athens. Her Majesty speaks Spanish, Greek, German, French and English. She represented Greece in sailing at the 1960 Olympic Games. Marriage and Family On May 14, 1962 she married His Royal Highness, The Infante Don Juan Carlos de Borbón y Borbón Dos Sicilias, the future king, whom she met on a cruise of the Greek islands in 1954. In doing so, she relinquished her rights to the throne of Greece and converted to Roman Catholicism from Greek Orthodoxy. The couple have three children: Infanta Elena born December 20, 1963, Infanta Cristina born June 13, 1965, and Prince Felipe born January 30, 1968. Ancestry Through her mother, Sophia is a great-great granddaughter of England's Queen Victoria and, as a result, is a distant cousin of her husband. Because of this, she is also related to the royal families of the United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden and Denmark.  1dim-kolindr.pie.sch.gr/zorbasengl.htm [glow=red,2,300]Alexis Zorbas (Zorba the Greek)[/glow] Alexis Zorbas,Zorba the Greek, whose real name was Georgis, was born in Kolindros in 1867 approximately. He was the son of Photis Zorbas, a rich chief shepherd and landowner, and he had one sister (Katerina) and two brothers (Giannis and Ksenophon). The assertion that Alexis Zorbas, the character in Nikow Kazantzakis' novel, was born in Kolindros, derives from the facts that the lirerateur G. Anapliotis presents in his play "The real Zorbas and Nikos Kazantzakis" and also from the narration of Zorbas' daughter, Androniki Kehaef and of others, related to him during his stormy and mysterious life. Kolindros He spent his childhood in Kolindros but his father' s adventure with a Turk make them leave and settle in the Pieria Shelter. From now on his adventurous and mysterious life begins. During his stay in the Shelter, he works as a farmer and as a sheperd and finally he becomes a lumberman. A few years later he goes to Halkidi and works as a miner in a French company. There he meets the leader of the mine, Gianni Kalkouni, he marrys his daughter, Eleni Kalkouni with he got 8 children. From all his children, the one whom he loved more was his first born daughter, Androniki. A lot of mystery struck his family because of the war and of his wife' s death. He leaves Halkidiki and comes to Elefterohori of Pieria (8 km from Kolindros) where his brother Giannis the dictor usd to live. In 1915 he goes to Agion Oros, determined to become a work. There, he meets N. Kazantzaki and the two men become very good friends. Later on the goes to Mani and works at the mine of Prastove his intense life will end at Skopia, where he settles, marrys again and has more children, a new family. The second World War, the famine and the Nazi enslavement overwhelmed him. He died in 1942. Kazantzakis has not seen him again, but this short acquaintance between them inspired him and enlightened the waty for him to write his play "life and adventures of Alexis Zorbas", which distinguished him and made him known as one of the great literary men of the world. [glow=red,2,300]Steven Lalas[/glow] Lalas: Something Wasn't Right Steven J. Lalas, an American of Greek descent, was a State Department communications officer stationed with the U.S. Embassy in Athens, Greece. He also served at posts in Belgrade, Istanbul, and Taiwan. Charged with passing sensitive military information to Greek officials, he was arrested in Northern Virginia on May 3, 1993. The U.S. Government received the first tip that led to identification of Lalas as a spy as a result of an accidental slip in a conversation between an official of the Greek Embassy in Washington and a State Department official. The Greek official knew of information that could only have come from a secret communication between the U.S. Embassy in Athens and the State Department. The State Department official recognized something wasn't right and reported it. This led to an investigation, and Lalas was later observed through a video monitoring system stealing documents intended for destruction. Lalas originally claimed he had been recruited by Greek military officials in 1991, and that he feared for the welfare of relatives then living in Greece if he had not cooperated. Authorities later discovered that he began spying for the Greek government in 1977 while with the U.S. Army. He passed an estimated 700 highly classified documents, including papers dealing with plans and readiness for U.S. military strategy in the Balkans and a U. S. assessment of Greece’s intentions toward the former Yugoslavia. Athens was Lalas’ fourth communications posting with the State Department. During his espionage career he earned a steady income stealing, then selling, DIA reports about troop strength, political analyses, and military discussions contained in cables between the U.S. Embassy in Athens and the White House. He also obtained information from FBI communications about counter-terrorism efforts, and the names and job descriptions of CIA personnel stationed overseas. Greek handlers allegedly paid him $20,000 for about 240 documents over a three- year period ending with his arrest. In June 1993, Lalas pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit espionage and on September 16 was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison without possibility of parole. Prosecutors had recommended the 14-year sentence in return for Lalas’ promise to reveal what documents he turned over and to whom. The full extent of his espionage activity was confirmed prior to his sentencing only after he failed two FBI polygraph examinations. Lalas is presently serving his sentence in federal prison. Reference "Profile of a Spy," in Security Matters, the FBI Security Education Bulletin. Summer 1996. [glow=red,2,300] konstantinos Hatzilakos[/glow] inventor of the WAVE-ENERGY CHAIN-DRIVEN POWER GENERATOR  www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?WO=1999/14489[glow=red,2,300]Arkas [/glow]  Arkas (Greek: ÁñêÜò) is the pen name of a famous but reclusive Greek comics artist. Arkas has seldom appeared at artists' conventions and generally avoids publicity and appearances on television shows or interviews. He is quoted as believing that the artist should be known through his work, not through personal promotion. His real name is also unknown, although it is quoted in some Greek forums that it might be a certain Antonis Evdemon (Áíôþíçò Åõäáßìùí), a doctor, psychologist or psychiatrist or a guy called Kastritsis. Arkas in Greek means Arcadian or someone from the province of Arcadia. However, the CamelCase style in which his name is written suggests that Arkas may be only his initials. In 1997, Arkas was asked to design the logo of Thessaloniki when the city became the European City of Culture for that year. Arkas has been translated into other languages and has become known outside Greece. Translations of his books can be found in English, French, German, Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Bulgarian, Polish and Serbian. www.arkas.gr/index.php/gr/1/lang/en0.htm  [glow=red,2,300]Greek George (George Caralambo)[/glow] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yiorgos_CaralamboYiorgos (or George) Caralambo (? - September 2, 1913) was a camel driver hired by US Army in 1856 for the Camel Corps experiment in the Southwest. The camels were to be tested for use in transportation across the "Great American Desert." Caralambo, who was of Greek ancestry, was living in Smyrna, Turkey, when he was selected for the Camel Corps. The American government hired eight camel drivers from Asia Minor to tend for the animals.[2] Caralambo and the other camel drivers arrived at the Port of Indianola in Lavaca County, Texas with their animals on the USS Supply.[3] In Stephan Dean Pastis's "Go West Greek George", published both in Greek and English, the eight men are identified: Caralambo, Hadji Ali (later known as Philip Tedro), Mimico Teodora (Mico), Hadjiatis Yannaco (Long Tom), Anastasio Coralli (Short Tom), Michelo Georgios, Yanni IIIato and Giorgios Costi.All of them were greeks. The United States had purchased a total of 33 camels: 3 in Tunis, 9 in Egypt, and 21 in Smyrna. The Camel Corps hauled supplies to build the Butterfield Overland Stage Route from St. Louis, Missouri to Los Angeles. The route was completed by September 1858. Through his service in the Camel Corps, Greek George met Major Henry Hanc**k, a Harvard trained lawyer and wealthy Los Angeles landowner. Hanc**k was so impressed by Caralambo's dedication that he wanted to employ him privately to drive camels carrying mail along the Butterfield Route. Hanc**k allowed Greek George to build a farmhouse with stables to house the dromedaries in the northwest part of Rancho La Brea, in present-day West Hollywood. The plan fell through when the Army disbanded the Camel Corps in 1862. Greek George was forced to turn the camels into the wild; they roamed the area for at least thirty years afterwards. Greek George remained at Rancho La Brea well into the 1870s, taking care of Major Hanc**k's cattle and horses. He became a naturalized United States citizen in 1867 and changed his name to George Allen. Caralambos later moved to Montebello, California and died near Mission Vieja San Gabriel in 1913. www.desertusa.com/mag05/sep/camel.htmlCamels Go WestIn the late 1850s, camels were used to survey a route for a wagon road from Fort Defiance in Arizona to the Colorado River. The Santa Fe Railroad and U. S. Highway 66 subsequently followed this route. Lieutenant Beale of the U. S. Army hired “Greek George,” an Oriental driver, as one of his assistants, and some time later lent him to John Butterfield. Originally a New York stagecoach driver, and years later, founder of the American Express Company, Butterfield contracted with the government in 1858 to carry mail between the Missouri River and San Francisco. Uncle Sam’s camels, with “Greek George” in command, were used in building parts of the road later known as the Butterfield Route. Thus, some of the historical trails across southwestern desert country are to the camels’ credit, in a realization (however partial) of Jefferson Davis’ dreams. [glow=red,2,300]Alexandros Iolas [/glow]  A man, who started as a great dancer with the Metropolitan Opera in New York, then became a ballet director and later a world-renowned art-manager with galleries in Paris, New York, Geneva, Madrid, Rome, and Milan. He is considered as the promoter of such great artists of the 20th century, as Max Ernst, Magritte, Dali, Kandinsky, and Andy Warhol. He was born Konstantinos Katsoudis, in Alexandria, and he owes his name Alexandros Iolas to the granddaughter of Roosevelt, Theodora, whom he intended to marry. In 1927, with the poetry of Kavafis in his hands, he went to Greece, ready to absorb the beauty of its art and architecture. Cavafis had given him recommendation letters for Sikelianos, Palamas and Mitropoulos. From then on, his journey to the world, which led to international fame as well as controversy, was launched. In 1935 he moved to the US and his association with the intellectual and social elite began. He was an unpredictable personality and enjoyed flamboyancy. He supported the avant-guard and fought the American Puritanism of the 1940s and 1950s. "I used art, I exploited so that it doesn't disappear", he used to say. [glow=red,2,300]Argyris Sfountouris[/glow] www.fontanafilm.ch/DOKFILME/argyris/argyris_e.htmlWhen he was 4 y.o,his village Distomo was destroyed by the nazis due to retaliatory measures.Now,he decided to bring a charge against Germany,claiming some compensation. His life has inspired director Stefan Haupt who made a movie known by the title "A song for Argyris" (Ein lied fur Argyris). Once,a victim of the nazis.On June 10, 1944, his village,Distomo was massacred by the nazis.He survived from the tragedy and as an orphan child he was taken to an orphanage in Athens.Later,he was taken to Switzerland where he studied mathematics, nuclear physics and astrophysics.As a young physics teacher, Argyris started to write poems and essays. At forty, there was a radical change: Argyris decided to become a development aid worker. After taking a Master of Advanced Studies in Development and Cooperation (NADEL) at ETH Zurich, he spent several years in Somalia, Nepal and Indonesia, where he took part in a project setting up advanced technical colleges.On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Distomo massacre in 1994, Argyris and the community of Distomo organised a “congress for peace” at the European cultural centre in Delphi. The congress topics “Remembrance – mourning – hope“ looked at the efforts made in Germany, Greece and elsewhere as regards compensation, defeating hate, and reconciliation. Together with his three sisters, Argyris decided to bring a charge against Germany. In parallel, a collective claim was filed in Greece by 290 directly affected people, relatives, and descendants in Distomo. For Germany the matter was extremely “delicate”. In case Argyris’s appeal or the Distomo collective claim came through, this could cause a breach in the dam, flooding the German Federal Republic with countless international reparation claims, which it had managed to ward off and postpone for decades. [glow=red,2,300]Stephen G. Yeonas[/glow] www.neco.org/awards/recipients/StephenYeonas.htmlStephen G. Yeonas, age 76, has been a leader in Washington area real estate for five decades. A U.S. Army veteran, he began his career in construction immediately after the war, completing his first house in Arlington, VA in 1948. He founded and served as President of the Yeonas Company, the largest builder of new homes in the Washington metropolitan area for many years. In 1949, he married Thelma Stathopoulos. They have two children - Stephanie and Stephen, Jr. Mr. Yeonas is a member of St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Washington, DC and is member of the Archdiocese's Leadership 100 Endowment Fund serving as National Chairman of the Millennium Membership Drive. He introduced Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew during participation in the Chief Executives Organization, Istanbul, Turkey in 1995. In 1996, he was named an Archon of the church and in 1997, served as chairman of the Washington Committee of the Visit of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. www.yeonasandellis.com/50years.htmlwww.imdb.com/name/nm0493756/bio[glow=red,2,300]Stefanos Lazaridis[/glow] He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2001 (2000 season) for Outstanding Achievement in Opera for his designs for the Royal Opera's Greek Passion and English opera, Italian Season. emiratesgreeks.com/news.php?op=details&id=104[glow=red,2,300]Aristotelis Papadopoulos[/glow] World Class Bartender of the Year 2009 By Benedict Moore-Bridger A Greek c**ktail "mixologist" has beaten thousands of competitors to be crowned Bartender of the Year at a ceremony in London. After a year-long global competition which saw 6,000 bartenders from 24 countries shake, stir and pour their way through national heats, Aristotelis Papadopoulos claimed the title. The barman, from Thessaloniki, won the coveted award last night after impressing some of the most recognised names in the drinks world with his c**ktail mastery. He was picked ahead of 18 others following the three-day contest, known as the "liquid Oscars", organised by drinks brand Diageo and hosted by chef Marco Pierre White. The competition took place across bars and restaurants in London including Fifty, East Rooms and Milk & Honey, as well as the Whole Foods supermarket in Kensington, where competitors picked fresh produce. The barmen, from as far afield as Venezuela, Korea and the Cayman Islands - as well as Ryan Chetiyawardana from Bramble Bar in Edinburgh - were judged on their selection of c**ktails, flair, and how they matched food with drinks. Mr Papadopoulos, 41, was crowned World Class Bartender of the Year 2009 after the final round at the Andaz Hotel in Liverpool Street.
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Post by leandros nikon on Dec 16, 2007 7:14:27 GMT -5
Enough for now,you may begin with your contribution if you wish...
This is about our favorite Greeks of the 20th-21th century,NOT earlier!Posts about earlier periods will be erased.
no spamming...stay on topic...
this thread is intented to present the biographies of the succesful modern Greeks and nothing else...any discussion among forum members might be erased...
i may delete any biography which is already included here...
NEW ADDITIONS FOLLOW!!!
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Post by leandros nikon on Feb 10, 2008 8:47:37 GMT -5
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Post by myzeqari on Feb 14, 2008 11:52:57 GMT -5
Charlie Crist, governor of florida and POSSIBLY McCain's running mate. www.flgov.com/ |
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Post by terroreign on May 5, 2008 13:33:51 GMT -5
Now how about we focus our attention on another greek: Maria menounos!   What a hottie! |
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Post by greek1234 on Jun 30, 2008 19:40:01 GMT -5
Elizabeth Perkinsen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Perkins"Perkins was born in Queens, New York City, the daughter of Jo Williams, a drug treatment counselor and concert pianist, and James Perkins, a farmer, writer and businessman. Her paternal grandparents were Greek immigrants who anglicized their surname from "Pisperikos" to "Perkins" when they immigrated to the United States."
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Post by danceswithpoodles on Jul 1, 2008 15:19:54 GMT -5
Lindsay Hartley  Patricia Kara  |
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