page_title: Alexandros Panagoulis
hierarchical_section_title: Alexandros Panagoulis
caption_attribution_description: English: Florence, Palazzo Medici-Riccardi: Panagulis receive award by Presidente of Florence's Province, Luigi Tassinari.
context_page_description: Alexandros Panagoulis was a Greek politician and poet. He took an active role in the fight against the Regime of the Colonels in Greece. He became famous for his attempt to assassinate dictator Georgios Papadopoulos on 13 August 1968, but also for the torture to which he was subjected during his detention. After the restoration of democracy, he was elected to the Greek parliament as a member of the Centre Union.
context_section_description: Alexandros Panagoulis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Παναγούλης; 2 July 1939 – 1 May 1976) 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 which he was subjected during his detention. After the restoration of democracy, he was elected to the Greek parliament as a member of the Centre Union (E.K.).
caption: Panagoulis in Florence (1973), with (to his right) Luigi Tassinari, president of the Province of Florence
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