February+1964

Home February 1964 July 1965 Methods of Torture Greece 1967 CIA Coup (Involvement in Greece)

George Papandreou had been elected in February 1964 as prime minister, the only majority in the history of Greek elections. As soon as he entered office, missions to topple him had begun. The Royal Court, The Greek Military, The American Military, and the CIA all put their heads together and began work. Philip Deane (under the pseudonym Gerrasimos Gigantes) wrote about the plot to unseat Papandreou, and boost the position of the military plotters. Greece was seen as just another area for the U.S. to receive their needs. By July 1965, Papandreou was ousted from office. It was later found that CIA Chief of staff in Athens, John Maury, had worked for the palace in 1965 and helped King Constantine buy the Center Union Deputies (Papandreou’s party), so Papandreou’s party can be toppled.
 * Elections for February 1964**

image: http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/2630588.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=B43C13524355E92800DF66FB76AFB077A55A1E4F32AD3138 //
 * Sources:** //** ( **//// Third World Traveler: Greece 1964-1967 by William Blum // . [|http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Blum/Greece_KH.htmlhttp://www.ahistoryofgreece.com/biography/] // )