Elaiochori (Greek: Ελαιοχώρι) is a village in the municipality of

West Achaea West Achaea ( – ''Dytiki Achaia'') is a municipal subdivision within greater Achaea – an ancient region of West Greece which forms part of the modern territory of larger Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Kato Achaia. The municip ...

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. It is located about 7 km south of

Kato Achaia Kato Achaia () is a town and a community in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Achaea, of which it is the seat of administration. The community Kato Achaia consists of the town ...

and 23 km southwest of

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. The nearest larger village is Petrochori, 3 km to the west. Elaiochori is the birthplace of the leader of the military government that ruled the country from 1967 to 1973,

Georgios Papadopoulos Georgios Papadopoulos (; ; 5 May 1919 – 27 June 1999) was a Greek military officer and dictator who led a coup d'etat in Greece in 1967 and became the country's Prime Minister from 1967 to 1973. He also was the President of Greece under th ...

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{{Dymi Populated places in Achaea West Achaea Dymi, Achaea

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