Greek politician, 120th Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs

Dora Bakoyannis

Theodora "Dora" Bakoyanni is a Greek politician. From 2006 to 2009 she was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, the highest position ever to have been held by a woman in the Cabinet of Greece at the time; she was also Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe in 2009. Previously she was the Mayor of Athens from 2003 to 2006, the first female mayor in the city's history, and the first woman to serve as mayor of a city hosting the Olympic Games. She also served as Minister for Culture of Greece from 1992 to 1993.

Born

1954

May 6

Died

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Era

1950s

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Key dates

1954 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

1104 King Baldwin I of Jerusalem begins the siege of Acre, then held by the Fatimids.
1527 Spanish and German troops sack Rome; many scholars consider this the end of the Renaissance.
1536 The Siege of Cuzco commences, in which Incan forces attempt to retake the city of Cuzco from the Spanish.
1541 King Henry VIII orders English-language Bibles be placed in every church. In 1539 the Great Bible would be provided for this purpose.

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The world in 1954

When Dora arrived

april 1 United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
april 18 Gamal Abdel Nasser seizes power in Egypt.
april 22 Red Scare: Witnesses begin testifying and live television coverage of the Army–McCarthy hearings begins.
april 25 The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on May 6

Bob Seger 1945– American singer-songwriter and guitarist Dimitris Diamantidis 1980– Greek professional basketball player Duncan Scott 1997– Scottish swimmer Hermann Raster 1827–1891 German-American journalist and politician (born 1827) Jose Altuve 1990– Venezuelan baseball player Karl Christian Friedrich Krause 1781–1832 German philosopher and author (died 1832) Martin Brodeur 1972– Canadian ice hockey player Milton William Cooper 1943–2001 American conspiracy theorist and author (died 2001) Rudolph Valentino 1895–1926 Italian actor (born 1895)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1954

Alan Kulwicki 1954–1993 American race car driver (born 1954) Annie Lennox 1954– Scottish singer-songwriter and pianist Archie Griffin 1954– American football player Chris Huhne 1954– English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Clem Burke 1954–2025 American drummer (born 1954) Cliff Martinez 1954– American drummer and songwriter David Keith 1954– American actor and director David Lee Roth 1954– American singer-songwriter and producer Dawn Primarolo 1954– English politician

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