Alexandros Papagos | |
|---|---|
| Αλέξανδρος Παπάγος | |
 Papagos as Prime Minister. | |
| Prime Minister of Greece | |
| In office 19 November 1952 – 4 October 1955 | |
| Monarch | Paul |
| Preceded by | Dimitrios Kiousopoulos (caretaker) |
| Succeeded by | Konstantinos Karamanlis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 December 1883 Athens, Kingdom of Greece |
| Died | 4 October 1955 (aged 71) Athens, Kingdom of Greece |
| Political party | Greek Rally |
| Relations | Georgios Averoff (great-uncle) |
| Parent(s) | Leonidas Papagos Maria Averoff |
| Alma mater | Royal Military Academy (Belgium) |
| Awards |  Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer Grand Cross of the Order of Saints George and Constantine Grand cross of the Order of George I Grand Cross of the Order of the Phoenix Commanders Cross of the Cross of Valour War Cross Medal of Military Merit_Ribbon.svg){kind=small} Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Médaille militaire_-_ribbon_bar.png){kind=small} Croix de Guerre |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Greece Second Hellenic Republic |
| Branch/service |  Hellenic Army |
| Years of service | 1906–1917 1920–1922 1926–1951 |
| Rank | .svg){kind=small} Field Marshal |
| Commands | Commander-in-Chief of the Hellenic Armed Forces Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff |
| Battles/wars | |
Alexandros Papagos (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Παπάγος; 9 December 1883[1] – 4 October 1955) was a Greek army officer who led the Hellenic Army in World War II and the later stages of the subsequent Greek Civil War.[2] The only Greek career officer to rise to the rank of Field Marshal, Papagos became the first Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff from 1950 until his resignation the following year. He then entered politics, founding the nationalist Greek Rally party and becoming the country's Prime Minister after his victory in the 1952 elections. His premiership was shaped by the Cold War and the aftermath of the Greek Civil War, and was defined by several key events, including Greece becoming a member of NATO; U.S. military bases being allowed on Greek territory and the formation of a powerful and vehemently anti-communist security apparatus. Papagos' tenure also saw the start of the Greek economic miracle, and rising tensions with Britain and Turkey during the Cyprus Emergency over the Cyprus issue.
- ^ Note: Greece officially adopted the Gregorian calendar on 16 February 1923 (which became 1 March). All dates prior to that, unless specifically denoted, are Old Style.
- ^ "Alexandros Papagos | Greek statesman". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-01-13.