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Papandreou

American  
[pah-puhn-drey-oo] / ˌpɑ pənˈdreɪ u /

noun

  1. Andreas (George), 1919–1996, Greek political leader: premier 1981–89 (son of George Papandreou).

  2. George, 1888–1968, Greek statesman: premier 1944, 1963–65.


Papandreou British  
/ papanˈðrɛu, ˌpæpənˈdreɪuː /

noun

  1. Andreas ( George ) (anˈdrɛas). 1919–96, Greek economist and socialist politician; prime minister (1981–89; 1993–96)

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Cyprus's ANT1 news outlet said the suspect was thought to have had RAF Akrotiri under surveillance, as well as Cyprus's own Andreas Papandreou Air Base in the western region of Paphos since mid-April.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025

At the time, he was deputy prime minister in the Socialist government of George Papandreou — Andreas’ son — and his comments were condemned as cynical, unfair and insensitive.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2023

By the following year he had squandered much of that support with his active involvement in the machinations that brought down the popularly elected Center Union government of prime minister George Papandreou.

From Washington Times • Jan. 10, 2023

"It's an incredibly difficult thing that we're trying to solve for," said Timothy Papandreou, a former Waymo employee who now leads consultancy Emerging Transport Advisors.

From Reuters • May 11, 2021

In 1965 when George Papandreou was Prime Minister, on the very day when the Draft Bill was going to be put before Parliament the government resigned and another 10 years went by.

From The Dawn of Amateur Radio in the U.K. and Greece: a personal view by Joly, Norman F.

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