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Costas Simitis, former Greek prime minister and socialist leader, dies at 88

Jan. 05, 2025 06:06 AM EST

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Costas Simitis, former prime minister of Greece and the architect of the country’s joining the common European currency, the euro, has died at age 88, state TV ERT reported. Simitis was taken to a hospital in the city of Corinth early Sunday morning from his...