Marianna Vardinogiannis | |
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![]() Vardinogiannis in 2018 | |
Born | Marianna Bournaki 2 June 1937[1] |
Died | 24 July 2023 Athens, Greece | (aged 86)
Resting place | First Cemetery of Athens[2] |
Alma mater | University of Denver |
Occupation(s) | Unesco[citation needed] Vardinogiannis Foundation[3] |
Spouse | |
Children | 5, including Giannis Vardinogiannis |
Marianna V. Vardinogiannis (Greek: Μαριάννα Βαρδινογιάννη, née Μπουρνάκη Bournaki; 2 June 1937 – 24 July 2023) was a Greek UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador[4] and an activist for the rights of children and the family, and against child sexual abuse via her Foundation for the Child and the Family. She was the President of the Elpida (English: Hope) Association of friends of children with cancer.[5] She was married to Greek shipping magnate Vardis Vardinogiannis.