Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

George Papandreou Biography and Timeline

Follow George Papandreou through 9 dated historical records for Greece.

George Papandreou, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1944–2009Years on this page

1944

Prime Minister of Greece

Prime Minister of Greece · Government / Government of Greece

George Papandreou begins a term as Prime Minister of Greece in 1944.

Role range: 1944-1944

1964

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

Prime Minister of Greece · Athens · Warfare / North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

Greece withdraws her units from NATO

Role range: 1964-1965

1967

Coup

Prime Minister of Greece · Athens · Revolution / Revolution of Greece

Overthrown & arrested by a right wing coup

Role range: 1965-1967

2001

Treaty of Nice

Foreign Minister of Greece · Nice · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Papandreou signs the Nice Treaty, backing institutional changes designed for enlargement.

Laeken Declaration

Foreign Minister of Greece · Laeken · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Supports the declaration opening a wider debate on the Union's future constitutional structure.

2003

Fourth Greek EU Presidency

Foreign Minister of Greece · Athens · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Papandreou steers foreign-policy work during the 2003 Greek Presidency, including enlargement and Western Balkan priorities.

Athens Enlargement Treaty Ceremony

Foreign Minister of Greece · Athens · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Participates as ten accession countries sign their treaties during the Greek Presidency.

Thessaloniki Agenda for Western Balkans

Foreign Minister of Greece · Thessaloniki · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Supports a framework bringing Western Balkan countries closer to eventual European integration.

2009

Treaty of Lisbon Enters into Force

Prime Minister of Greece · Athens · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Lisbon's institutional reforms become binding across the Union while Papandreou serves as Greek prime minister.

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.