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Alèxandros Koumoundoùros
Alexandros Koumoundouros

Alexandros Koumoundouros - Athens, Photographic Archive of Hellenic Literary and Historical Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...


Prime Minister
In office
October 25, 1880 – March 15, 1882
Preceded by Charilaos Trikoupis
Succeeded by Charilaos Trikoupis

Prime Minister
In office
November 7, 1878 – March 22, 1880
Preceded by Charilaos Trikoupis
Succeeded by Charilaos Trikoupis

Prime Minister
In office
September 14, 1877 – November 2, 1878
Preceded by Konstantinos Kanaris
Succeeded by Charilaos Trikoupis

Born 1817
Died February 26, 1883
Athens, Greece
Spouse Ekaterìni Mavromichàli
Efthimìa Perotì
Children Konstantìnos, Marìa, Spirìdonas
Occupation Lawyer
Religion Greek Orthodox

Alèxandros Koumoundoùros (in Greek:Αλέξανδρος Κουμουνδούρος) (1817 - February 26, 1883) was born in “Zarnàta” (part of Stavropìgio), located in the Messenian side of the Mani Peninsula. He was the son of Spirìdonas-Galànis Koumoundoùros who was the Bey of the area during the last period of the administration of the region by the Ottoman Empire. October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (75th in leap years). ... Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Charilaos Trikoupis - Athens, Photographic Archive of Hellenic Literary and Historical Museum Charilaos Trikoupis (July 11, 1832 (O.S.) – 1896) was a Greek politician who served as a Prime Minister of Greece seven times from 1875 until 1895. ... Charilaos Trikoupis - Athens, Photographic Archive of Hellenic Literary and Historical Museum Charilaos Trikoupis (July 11, 1832 (O.S.) – 1896) was a Greek politician who served as a Prime Minister of Greece seven times from 1875 until 1895. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... March 22 is the 81st day of the year (82nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... Charilaos Trikoupis - Athens, Photographic Archive of Hellenic Literary and Historical Museum Charilaos Trikoupis (July 11, 1832 (O.S.) – 1896) was a Greek politician who served as a Prime Minister of Greece seven times from 1875 until 1895. ... Charilaos Trikoupis - Athens, Photographic Archive of Hellenic Literary and Historical Museum Charilaos Trikoupis (July 11, 1832 (O.S.) – 1896) was a Greek politician who served as a Prime Minister of Greece seven times from 1875 until 1895. ... September 14 is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Constantine Kanaris (or Canaris, Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Κανάρης) (1793 or 1795 – September 2, 1877) was a Greek admiral, freedom fighter and politician. ... Charilaos Trikoupis - Athens, Photographic Archive of Hellenic Literary and Historical Museum Charilaos Trikoupis (July 11, 1832 (O.S.) – 1896) was a Greek politician who served as a Prime Minister of Greece seven times from 1875 until 1895. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... For other uses, see Athens (disambiguation). ... English barrister 16th century painting of a civil law notary, by Flemish painter Quentin Massys. ... Greek Orthodox Church can refer to any of several hierarchical churches within the larger group of mutually recognizing Eastern Orthodox churches: the Orthodox Church of Constantinople, headed by the Patriarch of Constantinople, who is also the first among equals of the Eastern Orthodox Communion. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Messenia (Greek: , in Modern Greek Messinia; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a prefecture in the Peloponnese, a region of Greece. ... Map of Greece highlighting the Mani peninsula. ... Bey is the Turkish word for chieftain, traditionally applied to the leaders of small tribal groups. ... Motto دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) Anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Borders in 1680, see: list of territories Capital Söğüt (1299–1326) Bursa (1326–65) Edirne (1365–1453) Constantinople (İstanbul, 1453–1922) Language(s) Ottoman Turkish (official); spoken languages include Abkhazian, Adyghe, Albanian, Arabic, Aramaic, Armenian, Azerbaijani...


He was a political personality famous for his work towards national progress, his patriotism and unselfishness, despite his having been in office during a very unsettled period of Greek history.

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Early years

After the Greek War of Independence, he moved to Nafplion where he went to school, then to Athens to study law. Combatants Greek revolutionaries United Kingdom Kingdom of France Russian Empire Ottoman Empire Egyptian Khedivate Commanders Theodoros Kolokotronis Alexander Ypsilanti Georgios Karaiskakis Omer Vryonis Mahmud Dramali Pasha ReÅŸid Mehmed Pasha Ibrahim Pasha. ... Náfplio (Ναύπλιον) is a town on the Peloponnese in Greece. ... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα - Athína) is the largest city and capital of Greece, located in the Attica periphery of central Greece. ...


Greek War of Independence

In 1841, he took part in the revolution in Crete despite believing it was a lost cause--the conditions were not right for such an undertaking at that time. 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the famous World War II battle, see: Battle of Crete For other uses, see Crete (disambiguation). ...


Political career

Koumoundouros’ long career encompassed many facets of political life, including serving in parliament, authoring of legislation, promotion of a democratic regime, restoration of the army, distribution of national farms to landless farmers, and the approval of major construction work (such as the Isthmus of Corinth). The Hellenic Army (Greek: Ελληνικός Στρατός) is the land force of Greece (The Hellenic Republic). ... Corinth, or Korinth (Greek: Κόρινθος, Kórinthos; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a Greek city-state, on the Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnesus to the mainland of Greece. ...


During his 50-year-long period of political involvement he tried to remain neutral, and to avoid confrontation both with the three Great Powers and with the smaller powers of that time. In this period he held various ministerial appointments eighteen times, was twice president of the Greek Parliament and ten times Prime Minister of Greece. Despite often experiencing inimical conditions, including at least three assassination attempts, he still managed to create a firm foundation for democracy in Greece. In the context of international relations and diplomacy, power (sometimes clarified as international power, national power, or state power) is the ability of one state to influence or control other states. ... It has been suggested that Selective assassination be merged into this article or section. ...


Early career

Meanwhile, he was appointed as Public Prosecutor in the Tribunal of Kalamata, but he soon quit this position in order to become a politician. His first political distinction emerged in 1853 when he was elected deputy of the province of Messinia (the province of Kalamàta). Two years later he became President of the Greek Parliament, and the following year Minister of Economics. Kalamata (Greek, Modern: Καλαμάτα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -ai), older forms: Kalamai is a city in southern Greece, on the Peloponnesos, by the Mediterranean. ... Messinia (Greek: Μεσσηνία, also spelled Messenia; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a prefecture in the Peloponnese, a region of Greece. ...


He kept the same ministry in the new governments both of 1857 and 1859. After the overthrow of King Othon in 1862 he became Minister of Justice of the temporary government. 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1859 (MDCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... A Youthful Portrait of King Otto of Greece King Otto of Greece, (Greek: Όθων, Βασιλεύς της Ελλάδος) also Prince of Bavaria (June 1, 1815 - July 26, 1867) was made the first modern king of Greece in 1832 under the Convention of London, whereby Greece became a new independent kingdom under the protection of the... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...


The first elections for a proper government after the fall of King Othon took place in 1863 and Koumoundouros remained as Minister of Justice, however, the extremely poor political stability lead to new elections the following year. Year 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...


In the succeeding government of 1864, Koumoundouros was moved to the Ministry of Religion and Education and later to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.


Tenure as Prime Minister

On March 25th 1865, he became Prime Minister of Greece for the first time and won the elections of 1866, too. Four years later, he retained the position of the Minister of Army and Internal Affairs, in addition to being Prime Minister. In August 1875, he became President of the Parliament once again and in the elections of the same year he was made Prime Minister of the country once more. Note on Greek names: There is no firm convention for the rendering of Greek personal names into English. ...


Elections took place three times in 1876 and Koumoundouros won two of them. He also won the elections of 1878.


The time of Koumoundouros’ greatest achievement came in 1881 during his last (tenth) premiership, after diplomatic contacts with Turkey, he managed to bring about the annexation of areas Thesalìa and Àrta on the Greek mainland. Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Map showing Thessaly periphery in Greece Thessaly (Θεσσαλια; modern Greek Thessalía; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is one of the 13 peripheries of Greece, and is further sub-divided into 4 prefectures. ... Arta (Greek: Άρτα, Albanian: Artë)is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ...


Right after this achievement he called for new elections so that representatives of the newly annexed regions could enter Parliament. Despite this concession, the new candidates elected the representative of the opposition party as President of Parliament. As a result, Koumoundouros resigned on March 3, 1882. He died some months later on February 26, 1883, in his home on Koumoundouros Square (in Athens) and was buried at public expense in the First Cemetery of Athens. Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...


Personal life

After the end of the unsuccessful Cretan revolution, he married Ekaterìni Mavromichàli of the famed Maniot family and his first son Konstantìnos and daughter Marìa were born. Ekaterìni died young and Koumoundouros married Efthimìa Perotì who presented him with his second son in 1858, Spirìdonas.

Other spellings of his name are: Kumunduros and Komunduros. Consult Bikélas, Coumoundouros, (Montpelier, 1884).

See also

Preceded by
Benizelos Rouphos
Prime Minister of Greece
March 14, 1865 - November 1, 1865
Succeeded by
Epameinontas Deligeorgis
Preceded by
Dimitrios Voulgaris
Prime Minister of Greece
November 18, 1865 - November 25, 1865
Succeeded by
Epameinontas Deligeorgis
Preceded by
Dimitrios Voulgaris
Prime Minister of Greece
December 30, 1866 - January 1, 1868
Succeeded by
Aristidis Moraitinis
Preceded by
Epameinontas Deligeorgis
Prime Minister of Greece
December 15, 1870 - November 9, 1871
Succeeded by
Thrasivoulos Zaimis
Preceded by
Charilaos Trikoupis
Prime Minister of Greece
October 27, 1875 - December 8, 1876
Succeeded by
Epameinontas Deligeorgis
Preceded by
Epameinontas Deligeorgis
Prime Minister of Greece
December 13, 1876 - March 10, 1877
Succeeded by
Epameinontas Deligeorgis
Preceded by
Epameinontas Deligeorgis
Prime Minister of Greece
June 1, 1877 - June 7, 1877
Succeeded by
Konstantinos Kanaris
Preceded by
Konstantinos Kanaris
Prime Minister of Greece
September 14, 1877 - November 2, 1878
Succeeded by
Charilaos Trikoupis
Preceded by
Charilaos Trikoupis
Prime Minister of Greece
November 7, 1878 - March 22, 1880
Succeeded by
Charilaos Trikoupis
Preceded by
Charilaos Trikoupis
Prime Minister of Greece
October 25, 1880 - March 15, 1882
Succeeded by
Charilaos Trikoupis

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