Critics
Several pages of Oriana Fallaci's best-seller A Man are dedicated to Averoff's actual role in Greek politic. In the book, Averoff is described as the dragon whom Alexandros Panagoulis fights against, in his last battle.
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| Preceded by Efstathios Latsoudis |
Minister for National Defence of Greece 26 July 1974–19 October 1981 |
Succeeded by Andreas Papandreou |
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| Preceded by George Rallis |
President of New Democracy 1981 – 1984 |
Succeeded by Constantine Mitsotakis |
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| Name | Averoff, Evangelos |
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| Date of birth | April 17, 1910 |
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| Date of death | January 2, 1990 |
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