Alexandros Panagoulis, Greek poet and politician (died 1976)

Alexandros Panagoulis

20th-century Greek politician and poet

Alexandros Panagoulis was a Greek politician and poet. He took an active role in the fight against the Regime of the Colonels (1967–1974) in Greece. He became famous for his attempt to assassinate dictator Georgios Papadopoulos on 13 August 1968, but also for the torture to…