Andreas Panagopoulos ( el, Ανδρέας Παναγόπουλος, 1883 - 1952) was a

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politician and four times mayor of

Agrinio Agrinio (Greek: Αγρίνιο, , Latin: ''Agrinium'') is the largest city of the Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit of Greece and its largest municipality, with 106,053 inhabitants. It is the economical center of Aetolia-Acarnania, although its capi ...

, being considered one of the city's most important mayors. He was born in

in 1883 and to Anastasis Panagopoulos, a trader whose origin was from

Kalavryta Kalavryta ( el, Καλάβρυτα) is a town and a municipality in the mountainous east-central part of the regional unit of Achaea, Greece. The town is located on the right bank of the river Vouraikos, south of Aigio, southeast of Patras and ...

. Andreas studied in a private school in

Corfu Corfu (, ) or Kerkyra ( el, Κέρκυρα, Kérkyra, , ; ; la, Corcyra.) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the margin of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The isl ...

. He became involved in the

tobacco Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus '' Nicotiana'' of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants. More than 70 species of tobacco are known, but the ...

industry, and founded the Panagopoulos Bros. firm, one of the most famous

companies in Greece. He became mayor of the city of Agrinio for three consecutive terms from 1925 to 1934, and again from 1951 to 1952, when he died. He was one of the most important mayors. Among his achievements were the completion of the civic street plan, its electrification, the paving of its roads, the construction of a modern aqueduct in 1930, the building of the Central Municipal market in 1932, and the commencement of archaeological digs to uncover the remains of the ancient city of Agrinion. He also served briefly as an MP in 1935-1936. A central street in Agrinio, as well as the square in front of the city hall, bear his name. On the same square lies his family's mansion, which has been declared a historic monument.

References

*Gerasimos Sp, Gerolymatos - ''Agrinio - Dromoi pou grafoun istoria'' (''Αγρίνιο - Δρόμοι που γράφουν ιστορία'' = ''Agrinio - A Road That Created History''), Bakis (Μπακής) edition 2004

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