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Nov. 3, 2011
Nov. 1, 2011
World & Nation
A special 13-judge criminal court in Athens early today acquitted former Greek Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou of all charges against him in a $200-million financial scandal that was instrumental in driving his Socialist government from office in 1989.
Jan. 17, 1992
In this ancient city, the final, tragicomic act of a modern political drama has begun to unfold.
Oct. 22, 1995
With an eye on France, Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou--once a professor at student-torn UC Berkeley--has intervened personally to end an unexpected political threat to his Socialist administration--student power.
Dec. 19, 1986
Controversial Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou lost control of Parliament in national elections here Sunday, but conservative challengers apparently fell short in their bid to force him from office.
June 19, 1989
The county jail here was built in 1813, the year after Charles Dickens was born, and Dickensian is the word for it: crumbling brick walls, grimy cells and clanging steel gates, plus nice 19th-Century touches like brass handrails and hardwood floors.
April 16, 1989
The Greek government gave the New York lawyer of defeated Socialist Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou a $200,000 “golden handshake” today and dropped him from the state payroll.
July 18, 1989
After ruling Greece for almost four years in its first-ever leftist government, Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou is fighting for his political life today in a national election that forecasters find too close to call.
June 2, 1985