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Encyclopedia > Alexandros Koryzis
Alexandros Koryzis

Prime Minister
In office
January 29, 1941 – April 18, 1941
Preceded by Ioannis Metaxas
Succeeded by Emmanouil Tsouderos

Born 1885
Poros, Greece
Died April 18, 1941
Athens, Greece

Alexandros Koryzis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Κορυζής, 1885April 18, 1941) was the Prime Minister of Greece briefly in 1941. January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Ioannis Metaxas (Greek Ιωάννης Μεταξάς, April 12, 1871 – January 29, 1941) was a Greek General and the Prime Minister of Greece from 1936 until his death in 1941. ... This article should appear in one or more categories. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Poros (Greek: Πόρος) is a small Greek island-pair in the southern part of the Saronic Gulf, at a distance about 48 km (32 miles) south from Piraeus and separated from the Peloponnese by a 200-metre wide sea channel. ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... For other uses, see Athens (disambiguation). ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... A prime minister is the most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ...


He assumed this role on January 29, 1941, when his predecessor, the dictator Ioannis Metaxas died, during the Greco-Italian War. Prior to this, he was governor of the Bank of Greece. Although largely powerless, as the government was effectively controlled by King George II, he still bore the burden of the German invasion which commenced on April 6 of the same year. Less than two weeks later, on April 18, as German troops marched towards Athens and the city was placed under martial law, he committed suicide by shooting himself. The cause of his death was initially reported to be a heart attack, probably to avoid causing mass panic in Athens. January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Ioannis Metaxas (Greek Ιωάννης Μεταξάς, April 12, 1871 – January 29, 1941) was a Greek General and the Prime Minister of Greece from 1936 until his death in 1941. ... Combatants Italy Greece Commanders Sebastiano Visconti Prasca Ubaldo Soddu Ugo Cavallero Giovanni Messe Alexander Papagos Strength 529,000 men Under 300,000 men Casualties 13,755 dead, 50,874 wounded, 25,067 missing, 12,368 incapacitated by frostbites, ca. ... Not to be confused with the National Bank of Greece. ... George II (Greek: Γεώργιος [Geōrgios]; 20 July 1890 — 1 April 1947), King of the Hellenes (Greece) ruled from 1922-1924 and 1935-1947. ... Combatants Germany, Italy, Bulgaria Greece, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand Commanders Wilhelm List, Maximilian von Weichs Alexander Papagos, Henry Maitland Wilson, Thomas Blamey Strength Germany: 680,000 men,[1] 1200 tanks, 700 aircraft, Italy: 529,000 men Greece: 350,000 men, British Commonwealth: 58,000 men Casualties Italy: 13,755... April 6 is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα - Athína) is the largest city and capital of Greece, located in the Attica periphery of central Greece. ... For other uses, see Martial law (disambiguation). ... Suicide (Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of intentionally taking ones own life. ... Acute myocardial infarction (AMI or MI), commonly known as a heart attack, is a disease state that occurs when the blood supply to a part of the heart is interrupted. ... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα - Athína) is the largest city and capital of Greece, located in the Attica periphery of central Greece. ...

Front page of "Akropolis", April 19, 1941: "The Prime Minister died suddenly at 4PM yesterday"

He was originally from the small island of Poros in Greece, where a museum dedicated to his life and contribution exists today. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Poros (Greek: Πόρος) is a small Greek island-pair in the southern part of the Saronic Gulf, at a distance about 48 km (32 miles) south from Piraeus and separated from the Peloponnese by a 200-metre wide sea channel. ...

Preceded by
Ioannis Metaxas
Prime Minister of Greece
January 29, 1941 - April 18, 1941
Succeeded by
Emmanouil Tsouderos


 
 

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