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{{Villain_Infobox

|~~image~~ = ~~[[File:Papadopoulos_Villain~~.jpg~~|thumb|Papadopoulos Villain]]~~

|Image = Georgios-Papadopoulos.jpg

|fullname = Georgios Papadopoulos

|alias = N/A

|origin = Elaiohori, Greece

|occupation = Prime Minister of Greece (1967 - 1973) President of Greece (June 1973 - November 1973)

|type of villain = Dictator

|type of villain = Military Dictator

|goals = Protect Greece from "~~[[communist]]s~~"

|goals = Protect Greece from "communists" (partially successful)

|crimes = Human rights abuses [[~~torture~~]] Censorship Abuse of power High treason

|crimes = Human rights abuses [[Torture]] [[Censorship]] Abuse of power High treason

|hobby = }}'''Georgios Papadopoulos''' (May 5th, 1919 - June 27th, 1999) was the head of the military ''coup d'état'' that took place in Greece on 21 April 1967, and leader of the junta that ruled the country from 1967 to 1974, commonly known as the "Regime of the Colonels." He held his dictatorial power until 1973, when he was himself overthrown by his co-conspirator [[Dimitrios Ioannidis]]. During his rule he subjected civilians to numerous human rights abuses, including censorship, mass arrests, [[torture]] and beatings.

|hobby = }}'''Georgios Papadopoulos''' (May 5th, 1919 - June 27th, 1999) was the head of the military ''coup d'état'' that took place in Greece on 21 April 1967, and leader of the junta that ruled the country from 1967 to 1974, commonly known as the "Regime of the Colonels." He held his dictatorial power until 1973, when he was himself overthrown by his co-conspirator [[Dimitrios Ioannidis]]. During his rule he subjected civilians to numerous human rights abuses, including [[censorship]], mass arrests, [[torture]] and beatings.

==Biography==

Papadopoulos was born in Elaiohori, a small village in the Prefecture of Achaea in Peloponnese to local schoolteacher Christos Papadopoulos and his wife Chrysoula. He was the eldest son and had two brothers, Konstantinos and Haralambos. After finishing high school in 1937 he enrolled in the Hellenic Military Academy, completing its three-year program in 1940.

His biographical notes, published as a booklet by supporters in 1980, mention that he took a civil engineering course at the Polytechneion but did not graduate.

Papadopoulos was a Colonel of the Artillery. During [[World War II]], he initially resisted the Italian 1940 invasion, but following the rise of the [[Hellenic State]], he later became an active [[Axis Powers|Axis]] collaborator in the [[Security Battalions]] which "hunted down" Greek resistance fighters. After World War II, he underwent military and intelligence training in the United States during the 1950s, and had connections to the CIA.

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 {{Villain_Infobox
-|image = [[File:Papadopoulos_Villain.jpg|thumb|Papadopoulos Villain]]
+|Image = Georgios-Papadopoulos.jpg
 |fullname = Georgios Papadopoulos
 |alias = N/A
 |origin = Elaiohori, Greece
 |occupation = Prime Minister of Greece (1967 - 1973)<br>President of Greece (June 1973 - November 1973)
-|type of villain = Dictator
+|type of villain = Military Dictator
-|goals = Protect Greece from "[[communist]]s"
+|goals = Protect Greece from "communists" (partially successful)
-|crimes = Human rights abuses<br>[[torture]]<br>Censorship<br>Abuse of power<br>High treason
+|crimes = Human rights abuses<br>[[Torture]]<br>[[Censorship]]<br>Abuse of power<br>High treason
-|hobby = }}'''Georgios Papadopoulos''' (May 5th, 1919 - June 27th, 1999) was the head of the military ''coup d'état'' that took place in Greece on 21 April 1967, and leader of the junta that ruled the country from 1967 to 1974, commonly known as the "Regime of the Colonels." He held his dictatorial power until 1973, when he was himself overthrown by his co-conspirator [[Dimitrios Ioannidis]]. During his rule he subjected civilians to numerous human rights abuses, including censorship, mass arrests, [[torture]] and beatings.
+|hobby = }}'''Georgios Papadopoulos''' (May 5th, 1919 - June 27th, 1999) was the head of the military ''coup d'état'' that took place in Greece on 21 April 1967, and leader of the junta that ruled the country from 1967 to 1974, commonly known as the "Regime of the Colonels." He held his dictatorial power until 1973, when he was himself overthrown by his co-conspirator [[Dimitrios Ioannidis]]. During his rule he subjected civilians to numerous human rights abuses, including [[censorship]], mass arrests, [[torture]] and beatings.
+==Biography==
+Papadopoulos was born in Elaiohori, a small village in the Prefecture of Achaea in Peloponnese to local schoolteacher Christos Papadopoulos and his wife Chrysoula. He was the eldest son and had two brothers, Konstantinos and Haralambos. After finishing high school in 1937 he enrolled in the Hellenic Military Academy, completing its three-year program in 1940.
+His biographical notes, published as a booklet by supporters in 1980, mention that he took a civil engineering course at the Polytechneion but did not graduate.
 Papadopoulos was a Colonel of the Artillery. During [[World War II]], he initially resisted the Italian 1940 invasion, but following the rise of the [[Hellenic State]], he later became an active [[Axis Powers|Axis]] collaborator in the [[Security Battalions]] which "hunted down" Greek resistance fighters. After World War II, he underwent military and intelligence training in the United States during the 1950s, and had connections to the CIA.
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-[[Category:Anti-Heroes]]
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 [[Category:Elderly]]
 [[Category:Delusional]]
-[[Category:Bully]]
+[[Category:Abusers]]
 [[Category:Hypocrites]]
 [[Category:European Villains]]
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 [[Category:Usurper]]
 [[Category:Deaths in prison]]
-[[Category:Anti-Semetic]]
+[[Category:Anti-Religious]]
-[[Category:Imprisoned Villains]]
 [[Category:Fascist]]
+[[Category:Greece]]