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Konstantinos Tsatsos
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Tsatsos in 1976
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| President of Greece | |
| In office 19 July 1975 – 10 May 1980 |
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| Prime Minister | Konstantinos Karamanlis |
| Preceded by | Michail Stasinopoulos |
| Succeeded by | Konstantinos Karamanlis |
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| Born | 1 July 1899 Athens, Kingdom of Greece |
| Died | 8 October 1987 (aged 88) Athens, Greece |
| Political party | Liberal Party (Before 1955) National Radical Union (1955–1967) Independent (1967–1974) New Democracy (1974–1987) |
| Spouse | Ioanna Seferiadou (1909–2000) |
| Alma mater | University of Athens Heidelberg University |
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Konstantinos D. Tsatsos (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Τσάτσος; July 1, 1899 – October 8, 1987) was an important Greek diplomat, a professor who taught about law, and a politician. He served as the second President of Greece for the Third Hellenic Republic from 1975 to 1980.
A Look at His Life
Konstantinos Tsatsos was born in Athens, Greece in 1899. He studied law at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. After finishing his studies in 1918, he started working as a diplomat.
He continued his education in Heidelberg, Germany, from 1924 to 1928. When he returned to Greece in 1933, he became a professor of law.
In 1940, Tsatsos was arrested and sent away because he was against the government of Ioannis Metaxas. During World War II, when Greece was occupied by other countries, Tsatsos joined the Greek Resistance. This group fought against the occupation. Later, he went to the Middle East, where the Greek government was staying during the war.
After World War II ended, Tsatsos came back to Greece in 1945. He started his political career and became the Interior Minister for a short time. In 1946, he decided to focus more on politics. He left his job at the university and joined the Liberal Party.
In 1955, he became a member of the National Radical Union party, led by Konstantinos Karamanlis. Tsatsos became one of Karamanlis's closest helpers. Even though Tsatsos had more liberal ideas, he worked well with Karamanlis.
He served as a member of parliament and held many different government jobs until 1967. That year, a military group took control of Greece. During Karamanlis's first time as Prime Minister (1955–1963), Tsatsos was the Minister of Public Administration for many years.
After the military rule ended in 1974, Tsatsos was again elected to the Hellenic Parliament. He then became the Minister for Culture. In 1975, the parliament chose him to be the President of Greece. He served his five-year term and then retired.
Konstantinos Tsatsos passed away in Athens in 1987. He is buried in the First Cemetery of Athens. He was married to Ioanna Seferiádou, who was the sister of the famous poet Giorgos Seferis.
Tsatsos as a Scholar
Konstantinos Tsatsos was a professor of the philosophy of law from 1933 until 1946. This means he taught about the ideas behind laws and how they work.
From 1962, he was a member of the Academy of Athens. This is a very important group of scientists and artists in Greece. Tsatsos wrote many books and articles. These included books about legal ideas, philosophy, and history. He also wrote poems, essays, and translated old Greek and Roman books.
In 1974, he led a group in parliament that wrote the first draft of Greece's new constitution. This is the main set of rules for how the country is governed.
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Ioanna Seferiádou, Konstantinos Tsatsos's wife
See also
In Spanish: Konstantinos Tsatsos para niños
