Costas Simitis
Costas Simitis, Greek economist, lawyer, and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (born 1936)
1st anniversary in 2026
In context
- When
- Sunday, January 5 20251 years ago
- Category
- DeathA notable person who died on this day.
- Era
- 21st century · 2020s
- Anniversary
- 1st in 2026
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Costas Simitis
At a glance
Born 1936-06-23; died 2025-01-05.
Who they were
Biography Costas Simitis was born in Piraeus to Georgios Simitis, a Professor at the School of Economic and Commercial Sciences who later became a member of the National Liberation Front government in World War II, and to his wife Fani (née Christopoulou). He studied law at the University of Marburg in Germany and economics at the London School of Economics . He was married to Daphne Arkadiou (b. 1938) and had two daughters, Fiona and Marilena. He resided in the Kolonaki district of Athens.
Konstantinos Simitis was a Greek politician who led the 'Modernization' movement of Greece. He succeeded in leadership Andreas Papandreou, the founder of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), and served as Prime Minister of Greece from 1996 to 2004.
Why this date
Costas Simitis appears on our January 5 calendar for 2025 as a death entry.
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