Christos Zachopoulos
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Christos Zachopoulos is the former general-secretary of the Ministry of Culture
in Greece
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In December 2007, Zachopoulos made a failed suicide attempt
after being forced to resign as a result of an alleged affair with a female archaeologist on his staff. The woman was charged with complicity in the attempted suicide.
Minister for Culture (Greece)
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism is a government department of Greece entrusted with the preservation of the country's cultural heritage, the arts, as well as sports, through the subordinate General Secretariat for Sport...
in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
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In December 2007, Zachopoulos made a failed suicide attempt
Failed suicide attempt
Failed suicide attempts comprise a large portion of suicide attempts. Some are regarded as not true attempts at all, but rather parasuicide. The usual attempt may be a wish to affect another person by the behaviour. Consequently, it occurs in a social context and may represent a request for help....
after being forced to resign as a result of an alleged affair with a female archaeologist on his staff. The woman was charged with complicity in the attempted suicide.