Sophoklis Venizelos (Greek: Σοφοκλής Βενιζέλος, born 1894, died 1964) was a prominent Greek politician who twice served as Prime Minister of Greece. 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Note on Greek names: There is no firm convention for the rendering of Greek personal names into English. ...

The second-born son of Eleftherios Venizelos, Sophoklis first became an MP with with father's Liberal Party in 1920. In 1941, after Greece was occupied by German troops, he became ambassador to the United States, representing the Greek government-in-exile based in Cairo. He became a minister of that government in 1943, and its Prime Minister in 1944. Eleftherios Venizelos Eleftherios Venizelos (Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος) (August 23, 1864 - March 18, 1936) was probably the most significant politician of modern Greece. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Although technically in Giza, The Great Pyramids have become a symbol of Cairo internationally Cairo (Arabic: القاهرة; romanized: al-Qāhirah) is the capital city of Egypt (and previously the United Arab Republic) and has a metropolitan area population of approximately 15. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

After the end of the war, he returned to Greece where he became Vice President of the Liberal Party (led by Themistoklis Sofoulis) and a minister in the first post-war government led by Georgios Papandreou. In 1948 he assumed the leadership of the party, and became a minister in a number of short-lived liberal governments led by Papandreou and Nikolaos Plastiras; he was also the Prime Minister of two such governments. 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nikolaos Plastiras Nikolaos Plastiras (November 4, 1883 - July 26, 1953) was a general of the Greek army. ...

In 1954 his long time friendship with Georgios Papandreou was shaken, and he formed the rival Liberal Democratic Union party. The rift was bridged in 1958, and in 1961 he became a founding member of Papandreou's Center Union party, which he served until his death in 1964. His grave lies next to his father's on the island of Crete. 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Greece and Crete Crete, sometimes spelled Krete (Greek Κρήτη / Kriti) is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea. ...

Note on Greek names: There is no firm convention for the rendering of Greek personal names into English. ... For George Papandreous grandfather, also called George Papandreou, see George Papandreou, senior. ... Note on Greek names: There is no firm convention for the rendering of Greek personal names into English. ... Nikolaos Plastiras Nikolaos Plastiras (November 4, 1883 - July 26, 1953) was a general of the Greek army. ... Nikolaos Plastiras Nikolaos Plastiras (November 4, 1883 - July 26, 1953) was a general of the Greek army. ... Note on Greek names: There is no firm convention for the rendering of Greek personal names into English. ... Nikolaos Plastiras Nikolaos Plastiras (November 4, 1883 - July 26, 1953) was a general of the Greek army. ...