Konstantinos Karamanlis Biography and Timeline

First Karamanlis Premiership

Karamanlis succeeds Papagos and forms a new government.

Role range: 1955-1963

National Radical Union Election Victory

Karamanlis wins a parliamentary majority leading the National Radical Union.

Role range: 1955-1963

National Radical Union Founded

Karamanlis founds the conservative National Radical Union.

Role range: 1956-1963

Prime Minister of Greece

Konstantinos Karamanlis forms his first government as Prime Minister.

Role range: 1955-1963

Resignation as Prime Minister

Karamanlis resigns after conflict with King Paul and leaves Greece.

Role range: 1956-1963

Withdrawal from NATO Integrated Command

Karamanlis withdraws Greece from NATO's integrated military command after the Cyprus crisis.

Role range: 1974-1980

Election

New Democracy wins the first parliamentary election after the dictatorship.

Role range: 1974-1980

New Democracy Founded

Karamanlis founds the New Democracy political party.

Role range: 1974-1980

Prime Minister of Greece

Karamanlis becomes Prime Minister after the restoration of democracy.

Role range: 1974-1980

Restoration of Democracy

Karamanlis returns from exile and forms a government of national unity.

Role range: 1974-1980

Constitution of Greece

The new constitution establishes Greece as a presidential parliamentary republic.

Role range: 1974-1980

Treaty of Accession

Signs Greece's Treaty of Accession to the European Communities at the Zappeion in Athens.

Role range: 1979-1981 – 1974-1980

Treaty of Accession

Leads the government when the Greek Parliament ratifies the accession treaty.

Role range: 1979-1981 – 1974-1980

President of Greece

Konstantinos Karamanlis is elected President of the Hellenic Republic.

Role range: 1980-1985

Greek EEC Membership Takes Effect

Serves as president when Greece enters the European Communities as their tenth member state.

President of Greece

Karamanlis begins his second term as President of Greece.

Role range: 1990-1995