| Alèxandros Koumoundoùros |
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| 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. ...
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Charilaos Trikoupis - Athens, Photographic Archive of Hellenic Literary and Historical Museum Charilaos Trikoupis (July 11, 1832 (O.S.) â 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.) â 1896) was a Greek politician who served as a Prime Minister of Greece seven times from 1875 until 1895. ...
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Charilaos Trikoupis - Athens, Photographic Archive of Hellenic Literary and Historical Museum Charilaos Trikoupis (July 11, 1832 (O.S.) â 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.) â 1896) was a Greek politician who served as a Prime Minister of Greece seven times from 1875 until 1895. ...
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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.) â 1896) was a Greek politician who served as a Prime Minister of Greece seven times from 1875 until 1895. ...
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Messenia (Greek: , in Modern Greek Messinia; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a prefecture in the Peloponnese, a region of Greece. ...
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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. 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 ReÅid Mehmed Pasha Ibrahim Pasha. ...
Náfplio (Ναύπλιον) is a town on the Peloponnese in Greece. ...
Athens (Greek: Îθήνα - AthÃna) 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). ...
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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: ÎλληνικÏÏ Î£ÏÏαÏÏÏ) is the land force of Greece (The Hellenic Republic). ...
Corinth, or Korinth (Greek: ÎÏÏινθοÏ, 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. ...
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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: ÎαλαμάÏα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -ai), older forms: Kalamai is a city in southern Greece, on the Peloponnesos, by the Mediterranean. ...
Messinia (Greek: ÎεÏÏηνία, 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). ...
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A Youthful Portrait of King Otto of Greece King Otto of Greece, (Greek: ÎθÏν, ÎαÏιλεÏÏ ÏÎ·Ï ÎλλάδοÏ) 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...
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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). ...
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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). ...
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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 | |