Greek politician, leader of the conservative New Democracy Party (ND) 198493, prime minister 199093. Minister for economic coordination in 1965 (a post he held again 197880), he was arrested by the military junta in 1967, but escaped from house arrest and lived in exile until 1974. In 198081 he was foreign minister. He resigned the leadership of the ND after its 1993 election defeat; in January 1996 proposed corruption charges against him were dropped.
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