Xenophon Zolotas

Xenophon Euthymiou Zolotas (in Greek: Ξενοφών Ζολώτας )(March 26, 1904 – June 11, 2004) an eminent Greek economist, served as an interim non-party Prime Minister of Greece. Xenophon Zolotas File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An economist is someone who studies Economics. ...

Born in Athens in 1904, Zolotas studied economics at the University of Athens, and later studied in Leipzig and Paris. He was a scion of a wealthy family of goldsmiths with roots in pre-revolutionary Russia. In 1928 he became Professor of Economics at Athens University, a post he held until 1968, when he resigned in protest at the military regime which had come to power in 1967. He was a member of the Board of Directors of UNRRA in 1946 and held senior posts in the International Monetary Fund and other international organistions 1946 and 1981. The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greek: Εθνικόν και Καποδιστριακόν Πανεπιστήμιον Αθηνών), usually referred to simply as the University of Athens, is the oldest university in the region of the eastern Mediterranean and has been in continuous operation since its establishment in 1837. ... Map of Germany showing Leipzig   Leipzig? [ˈlaiptsɪç] (Polish; Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the federal state (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) was founded in 1943 to provide relief to areas liberated from Axis powers. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The flag of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is the international organization entrusted with overseeing the global financial system by monitoring foreign exchange rates and balance of payments, as well as offering technical and financial assistance when asked. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Zolotas was governor of the Bank of Greece in 1944-1945, 1955-1967 (when he resigned in protest at the regime), and 1974-1981. He published many works on Greek and international economic topics. He was considered a moderate, a champion of fiscal conservatism and of monetary stability. Not to be confused with the National Bank of Greece. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

When the elections of November 1989 failed to give a majority to either the PASOK party of Andreas Papandreou or the New Democracy party of Constantine Mitsotakis, Zolotas, then aged 85, agreed to become Prime Minister at head of a non-party administration until fresh elections could be held. He resigned when the election of April 1990 gave Mitsotakis a narrow majority. 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Party logo The Panhellenic Socialist Movement, better known as PASOK (Greek: Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα, Panellinio Sosialistiko Kinima, ΠΑΣΟΚ), is a Greek social democratic political party. ... Andreas Georgios Papandreou, Ανδρέας Γ. Παπανδρέου (15 February 1919 - 23 June 1996) was a Greek economist and politician. ... For the Canadian political party that ran in the 1940 Canadian election see New Democracy (Canada) Party logo New Democracy or ND (Greek: Νέα Δημοκρατία, Nea Dhimokratia), founded in 1974, is one of the main center-right liberal political parties in Greece. ... Constantine Mitsotakis Constantine Mitsotakis (in Greek Konstantinos Mitsotakis) (born October 18, 1918), Greek politician, was born in Chania, Crete. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He was a workaholic and an avid winter swimmer, making a point of swimming every morning throughout the year even into his nineties.

Yiannis Grivas (also spelled Ioannis Grivas) (born 1923), Greek judge, was a non-party interim Prime Minister of Greece. ... Note on Greek names: There is no firm convention for the rendering of Greek personal names into English. ... Constantine Mitsotakis Constantine Mitsotakis (in Greek Konstantinos Mitsotakis) (born October 18, 1918), Greek politician, was born in Chania, Crete. ...

On his life

One of his famous speech