Eleftherios Venizelos
Greek politician, former Prime Minister of Greece; (1864-1936)
Eleftherios Venizelos (full name Elefthérios Kyriákou Venizélos, Greek: Ἐλευθέριος Κυριάκου Βενιζέλος; 23 August 1864 – 18 March 1936) was a Greek politician.[1][2][3] He was the Prime Minister of Greece from 1910 to 1920 and again from 1928 to 1932.
Elefthérios Venizélos | |
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Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος | |
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| Prime Minister of Greece | |
| In office 6 October 1910 – 25 February 1915 | |
| Monarch | George I Constantine I |
| Preceded by | Stefanos Dragoumis |
| Succeeded by | Dimitrios Gounaris |
| In office 10 August 1915 – 24 September 1915 | |
| Monarch | Constantine I |
| Preceded by | Dimitrios Gounaris |
| Succeeded by | Alexandros Zaimis |
| In office 14 June 1917 – 4 November 1920 | |
| Monarch | Alexander |
| Preceded by | Alexandros Zaimis |
| Succeeded by | Dimitrios Rallis |
| In office 24 January 1924 – 19 February 1924 | |
| Monarch | George II |
| Preceded by | Stylianos Gonatas |
| Succeeded by | Georgios Kafantaris |
| In office 4 July 1928 – 26 May 1932 | |
| President | Pavlos Kountouriotis Alexandros Zaimis |
| Preceded by | Alexandros Zaimis |
| Succeeded by | Alexandros Papanastasiou |
| In office 5 June 1932 – 4 November 1932 | |
| President | Alexandros Zaimis |
| Preceded by | Alexandros Papanastasiou |
| Succeeded by | Panagis Tsaldaris |
| In office 16 January 1933 – 6 March 1933 | |
| President | Alexandros Zaimis |
| Preceded by | Panagis Tsaldaris |
| Succeeded by | Alexandros Othonaios |
| Prime Minister of the Cretan State | |
| In office 2 May 1910 – 6 October 1910 | |
| Preceded by | Alexandros Zaimis (as High Commissioner) |
| Minister of Justice and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Cretan State | |
| In office 1908–1910 | |
| Minister of Justice of the Cretan State | |
| In office 17 April 1899 – 18 March 1901 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 August 1864 Mournies, Crete, Ottoman Empire (now Eleftherios Venizelos, Crete, Greece) |
| Died | 18 March 1936 (aged 71) Paris, France |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Katelouzou (1891-1894) Elena Skylitsi (1921-1936) |
| Relations | Constantine Mitsotakis (nephew) |
| Children | Kyriakos Venizelos Sophoklis Venizelos |
| Alma mater | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens |
| Profession | Politician Revolutionary Legislator Lawyer Jurist Journalist Translator |
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| Website | National Foundation Research "Eleftherios K. Venizelos" |
References
change- ↑ Kitromilides, 2006, p. 178
- ↑ 'Liberty Still Rules' Archived 2013-05-25 at the Wayback Machine, Time, Feb. 18, 1924
- ↑ "Venizélos, Eleuthérios". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 2008.
Other websites
change Media related to Eleftherios Venizelos at Wikimedia Commons