Epameinondas Deligeorgis
Greek lawyer, newspaper reporter, and politician
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Epameinondas Deligiorgis ( Greek : Επαμεινώνδας Δεληγεώργης , pronounced [epamiˌnonðas ðeliʝiˈorʝis] ; 10 January 1829 – 14 May 1879) [1] was a Greek lawyer, newspaper reporter and politician who served as the 20th Prime Minister of Greece .
He was born in Tripoli , Arcadia , the son of Dimitrios Deligeorgis , a politician from Missolonghi who participated in the Greek War of Independence . Deligiorgis studied law at the University of Athens and entered politics in 1854. He was not a proponent of the Megali Idea (Great Idea) and thought that a better solution to the Eastern Question would be to improve the condition of the Greeks living in Ottoman-controlled Macedonia , Epirus , Thrace and Asia Minor by liberalising the Ottoman Empire . Deligiorgis was the person who, on 10 October 1862, declared the end of the reign of King Otto and the convening of a national assembly. He died in Athens , aged 50.
References
- ↑ Note: Greece officially adopted the Gregorian calendar on 16 February 1923 (which became 1 March). All dates prior to that, unless specifically denoted, are Old Style .
Sources
- Georg Veloudis: "Delijeorjis, Epaminondas", in Biographisches Lexikon zur Geschichte Südosteuropas . Vol. 1. Munich 1974, pp. 385–387.
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Prime Minister of Greece
1 November 1865 – 15 November 1865 |
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Prime Minister of Greece
25 November 1865 – 11 December 1865 |
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Prime Minister of Greece
22 July 1870 – 15 December 1870 |
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Prime Minister of Greece
20 July 1872 – 21 February 1874 |
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Prime Minister of Greece
8 December 1876 – 13 December 1876 |
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Prime Minister of Greece
10 March 1877 – 1 June 1877 |
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