George Bobolas

{{Short description|Greek businessman (1928–2023)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1928|02|14}}

| birth_place = Piraeus, Greece

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2023|04|11|1928|02|14}}

| death_place = Athens, Greece

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| occupation = Businessman, publisher

| years_active = 1976–2023

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| known for = Shareholder of Pegasus Publishing S.A
Shareholder of Athens Mont Parnes Casino

| spouse = Anna Bobola (1955 died 2013)

| children = 3

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George Bobolas ({{langx|el|Γιώργος Μπόμπολας}}; 14 February 1928 – 11 April 2023) was a Greek construction and media businessman.

Biography

Bobolas developed properties all over the Balkans, Europe and the Near East for over four decades.{{cite web | url=http://www.businessinsider.com/the-wealthiest-greeks-2010-5?op=1 | title=12 Ultra Rich Greeks Who Should Have Bailed Out Greece Themselves | work=Business Insider | date=20 May 2010 | accessdate=16 December 2014 | author=Angelova, Kamelia}} He was also a media magnate owning the Greek TV Mega Channel and several magazines and newspapers, part of Attiki Odos, 49% of the Parnitha Casino and gold mines in Italy and Greece. He had 5.62% of the voting rights of Pegasus Publishing S.A, which is listed on the Athens Stock Exchange ({{Athex|PEGAS}}).{{cite web|last=|first=|date=29 May 2017|website=helex.gr|title=Stocks: PEGAS - Company name: PEGASUS PUBLISHING S.A.|access-date=29 May 2017|url=http://www.helex.gr/en/web/guest/stock-company-profile/-/select-stock/815}}

Bobolas died on 11 April 2023, at the age of 95.{{Cite web |date=11 April 2023 |title=Πέθανε ο Γιώργος Μπόμπολας {{!}} LiFO |url=https://www.lifo.gr/now/greece/pethane-o-giorgos-mpompolas |access-date=11 April 2023 |website=www.lifo.gr |language=el}}

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