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GREECE: MOURNERS PAY LAST RESPECTS TO ANDREAS PAPANDREOU (1)

(23 Jun 1996) Greek/Nat Mourners have gathered outside the Athens home of the former Greek Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou. He died in the early hours of Sunday morning, following a long illness. Papandreou was 77 Greek citizens are coming to terms with the death of their former prime minister Andreas Papandreou. Athens radio stations reported Papandreou died at 2.30 a.m. at home from "heart failure". Mourners were crowded outside his home as soon as the news broke. Police were also at the scene to keep order. In the morning a fleet of cars pulled up at Papandreou's villa to collect his body. Distraught mourners were still outside, paying their last respects. Papandreou 's health had been failing for a while - he had undergone major heart surgery in 1988. His ill health had kept him out of the public eye - he had nearly died during a four-month stay in hospital in March. It was then that he had to resign as premier. For the last months of his life Papandreou underwent dialysis every two days, during which a machine cleaned his blood. Papandreou's body will now go to Athens' main cathedral. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...