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Politics also means educating people. It's important to speak openly with our fellow Greeks, to tell them what our problems are and that we have to change something.

George Papandreou

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George Papandreou
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: June 16
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Former Prime Minister Of Greece
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Sociologist
St Paul
Minnesota
George Andreas Papandreou
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