Alexandros Panagoulis

Alexandros Panagoulis
Αλέξανδρος Παναγούλης
Panagoulis in Florence (1973), with (to his right) Luigi Tassinari, president of the Province of Florence
Member of the Hellenic Parliament
for Athens B
In office
9 December 1974 – 1 May 1976
Personal details
Born(1939-07-02)2 July 1939
Glyfada, South Athens, Greece
Died1 May 1976(1976-05-01) (aged 36)
Athens, Greece
Political partyCentre Union
Domestic partnerOriana Fallaci (1973–1976)
Professionpolitician, poet

Alexandros Panagoulis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Παναγούλης; 2 July 1939 – 1 May 1976) was a Greek politician and poet. He took an active role in the fight against the Regime of the Colonels (1967–1974) in Greece. He became famous for his attempt to assassinate dictator Georgios Papadopoulos on 13 August 1968, but also for the torture to which he was subjected during his detention. After the restoration of democracy, he was elected to the Greek parliament as a member of the Centre Union (E.K.).