Alexandros Panagoulis Assassination Attempt on Papadopoulos in Varkiza, August 13, 1968
Alexandros Panagoulis attempts to assassinate the Greek dictator Colonel Georgios Papadopoulos in Varkiza, Athens.
Date: August 13, 1968
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