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Hara Kefalidou (born 1965) is a Greek politician from the Movement for Change. She was shadow education minister in the Greek Parliament, representing Drama. [1]

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References

  1. Psaropoulos, John. "'We're afraid': Greek plan to police universities panics students". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-07-31.

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