Theodoros Pangalos, outspoken former foreign minister, dies at 84

Theodoros Pangalos, a former Greek foreign minister known for his undiplomatic outbursts and on whose watch Greece suffered one of its most embarrassing foreign policy debacles in 1999, has died. He was 84.

Pangalos' family said on Twitter that he died on Wednesday "peacefully at home, surrounded by his family and close associates."

Caretaker Prime Minister Ioannis Sarmas' office expressed condolences, as did other leading Greek politicians. A statement from Sarmas' office praised the "dynamic and decisive" former minister who stood out for his "sharp and substantial intellect."

Born on Aug, 17, 1938, Pangalos was the grandson of a former Greek military dictator. He studied law in Athens and economics in Paris, was involved in left-wing politics and actively opposed the new military regime of 1967-1974.

He became a senior official in the Socialist Pasok...