A dynamic entrepreneur, Lavrentis Lavrentiadis seemed to represent a promising new era for Greece.
He dazzled the country’s traditionally insular business world by
spinning together a multibillion-dollar empire just a few years after
inheriting a small family firm at 18. Seeking acceptance in elite
circles, he gave lavishly to charities and cultivated ties to the
leading political parties.
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