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Also Known As	Konstantinos Georgiou Simitis • Kostas Simitis
Born	June 23, 1936 • Piraeus • Greece
Died	January 5, 2025 (aged 88) • Corinth • Greece
Title / Office	prime minister (1996-2004), Greece
Political Affiliation	Panhellenic Socialist Movement

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