In February 1964, Papandreou won the election and remained in office for 500 days.
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During that time, he managed to infuriate everyone…
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🔴 and the oligarchy, which saw itself losing the favor of previous governments
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🔴 and the right, where the progressive innovations implemented by the government stood in contrast to the conservatism of the right
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🔴 and the Americans, who saw that he was taking unimaginable initiatives, such as sending a fully equipped division to Cyprus
(3 infantry regiments, 2 commando squadrons, and 2 tank battalions)
and a force of 8,500 officers and enlisted personnel
and equipped with artillery as well
where
Together with the permanent fortifications, this made the island an impregnable fortress
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but
🔴 and the palace that housed the army, which obeyed NOT THE ELECTED GOVERNMENT but the king and no one else
(Historically, the palace has always controlled and exerted pressure on every government.)
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Papandreou had to go
but how?;
He was the elected prime minister….
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The formula has been found.
with Papandreou's minister, Konstantinos Mitsotakis, calling the shots,
they would have bought off 25 of Papandreou's lawmakers
and together with the right-wingers, whose support was a given (alas), they would form a government that would address the issues of the oligarchy and the Americans
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That's how the defection came about
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But the government of the rebels could not last long…
It was time for the elections
and it was obvious that Papandreou would not only win but triumph…
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And then the White House and the State Department began to work out a plan for a dictatorship led by certain generals….
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However, the generals had many dependencies
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on the one hand, the palace
on the other hand, the State Department
on the other hand, the oligarchs, who often had conflicting interests
and
On the other hand, the CIA wanted to control everything, just like in the banana republics
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And then the CIA masterminds came up with the great IDEA….
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Why don't we just set up our own junta, made up of our own agents, who will take orders only from us and obey only us????;
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Have we been paying Greek officers in Greece for free since 1952???";
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Such was Artillery Colonel Georgios Papadopoulos
which had been created by a group of officers who had formed “IDEA” years earlier”
IDEA = Sacred Bond of Greek Officers
(When you want to do something dishonorable in Greece, just call it “sacred,” and no one will dare touch it…)
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The die has been cast
On April 21, the colonels of the Greek Army will betray their oath and plunge the country back into the Middle Ages…
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Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, the moderate right-wing prime minister, will also be arrested by the military
(along with 10,000 other Greeks)
And the fool would even ask the soldiers who were tying him up if Andreas Papandreou had sent them.
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You see, the propaganda in the right-wing newspapers of the time claimed that there was a danger that Papandreou would stage a coup and plunge Greece behind the Iron Curtain
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The funny thing is that even they believed their own propaganda…
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In the end, there was a coup, but it was carried out by Papandreou’s enemies—the ultra-patriots—,
those who formed the backbone of the nation
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Papadopoulos, however, got that position because he was the CIA's most loyal lackey
and now the time had come to pay off the debt
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In 7 months, it will withdraw the Greek Division from Cyprus and leave Cyprus unguarded
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and he didn't just do those things
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In 1969, Onassis made an investment offer of $400 million, which the junta—with Makarezos calling the shots—trumpeted to the four corners of the earth,
as Greece's greatest economic success over the past decade.
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Just look at how big a success it was
The other shipping magnate, and Onassis's former brother-in-law,
Stavros Niarchos,
As soon as he heard about his competitor's proposals, he got a whiff of
a bountiful haul,
He came to Athens and submitted proposals for investments totaling $500 million (that is, $100 million more).
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The junta has lost it...
The thick-headed ones wavered, wavered, wavered
...and finally accepted Onassis's offer...
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It wasn't just the 100-million difference
but also that, according to the details, Niarchos offered the government the oil at $11.80 per metric ton
while Onassis's bid was $14.
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But the very first thing those scoundrels did as soon as they took office was to legalize the theft of public funds for their own benefit
and their soybeans
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Under Emergency Law No. 5 of 1967, the prime minister's salary more than doubled (from 23,600 to 45,000 drachmas)
and
the salaries of ministers and deputy ministers increased from 22,400 to 35,000 drachmas,
while daily «away» games were introduced—for the first time—»
1,000 and 850 drachmas, respectively
That's why, during these «away games,» that good-for-nothing Pittakos traveled all over Greece with a trowel in his hand
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🔴 Makarezos Appointed Minister of Agriculture
(and later of Northern Greece) his brother-in-law, Alexander Matthaiou.
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🔴 Ladas appointed one of his cousins as head of ASDEN and the other as Secretary General of Social Services.
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🔴Pattakos's son-in-law, Andreas Meintasis, got involved in business dealings with the City of Athens
from the construction of the underground parking garage on Klathmonos Street
up to a technical study on the development of municipal property, in the amount of 1,109,000 drachmas.
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🔴Papadopoulos’s siblings have also settled in.
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🔴Konstantinos Papadopoulos as military aide, Secretary General of the Ministry of the Presidency, Regional Governor of Attica, and «minister to the prime minister.».
and
🔴Charalambos Papadopoulos rose rapidly through the civil service ranks to become Secretary General of Public Order.
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And what can I say about the vow (I've written an entire post about it before)
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They ate, they ate, they ate, they ate, they ate, they ate—AND EVEN THE STALKS…!!!
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P.S. The photo shows Georgios Papadopoulos with the CIA agent.
John Fatsia on a wild boar hunt in the winter of 1965 in Kato Neurokopi.
