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The short and explosive career of Yanis Varoufakis, Greece's rockstar finance minister

Mike BirdJul 6, 2015, 14:41 IST

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis attends a news conference to present the ministry's new general secretaries at the ministry building in Athens March 4, 2015.REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis stepped down on Monday morning, after the country's bailout referendum delivered the decisive "No" he had campaigned for.

Varoufakis had a short but remarkable career at the top of European politics, storming from relative obscurity, to headline news, and resigning all within six months.

The anti-austerity economics professor clashed constantly with his European colleagues, and made at least one memorable gaffe.

Now that he's ready to ride his trademark motorbike off into the sunset, take a look at Yanis Varoufakis' half-year in office.