Konstantinos karamanlis biography sample

Konstantínos G. Karamanlís (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Γ. Καραμανλής)[2] (8 March 1907 – 23 April 1998), commonly anglicised to Constantine Karamanlis or Caramanlis, was a four-time Prime Minister, the 3rd and 5th President of the Third Hellenic Republic and a towering figure of Greek politics whose political career spanned much of the latter half of the 20th century.

Early life

He was born in the village of Proti,[1][3] Macedonia .

He became a Greek citizen in 1913, after Macedonia was united with Greece in the aftermath of the Second Balkan War. His father was Georgios Karamanlis, a teacher who fought during the Greek Struggle for Macedonia, in 1904–1908.

After spending his childhood in Macedonia, he went to Athens to attain his degree in Law. He practised law in Serres, entered politics with the conservative People's Party and was elected Member of Parliament for the first time at the age of 28, in the Greek legislative election, 1936.

Due to health problems, Karamanlis did