Petros Protopapadakis
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Petros Protopapadakis Πέτρος Πρωτοπαπαδάκης | |
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 Petros Protopapadakis | |
| Prime Minister of Greece | |
| In office 9 May 1922 – 28 August 1922 | |
| Preceded by | Nikolaos Stratos |
| Succeeded by | Nikolaos Triantafyllakos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 December 1860[citation needed] Apeiranthos,Naxos |
| Died | 28 November 1922(aged 68) Athens, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Political party | Nationalist Party,People's Party |
| Occupation | Politician, Professor |
Petros Protopapadakis(Greek:Πέτρος Πρωτοπαπαδάκης;31 December 1854[citation needed]– 28 November 1922[1]) was a politician andPrime Minister of Greecefrom May to September 1922.[2]
Life and work
[edit]Born in 1860 inApeiranthos,Naxos,Protopapadakis studied mathematics and engineering inParisbut was keenly interested in politics.[3]He was a professor at theScholi Evelpidon,the military academy of Greece.
Protopadakis was elected to theHellenic Parliamentin 1902 as a member of the conservativeNationalist Party.He later joined thePeople's Partyand served as Minister of Economy and later, in the government ofDimitrios Gounaris,he was the Justice Minister (1921–22). In 1922, during the ill-fatedGreco-Turkish War,Protopapadakis was asked to form a government byKing Constantinewhen Gounaris resigned after almost losing avote of confidence.Protopapadakis became Prime Minister and Gounaris the Justice Minister. Protopapadakis remained in his position for a little more than 3 months, as he was overthrown by a militarycoup d'état.
Death
[edit]Protopapadakis was executed in theTrial of the Sixproceedings atGoudiin November 1922, along with the other five most senior members of his government.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Note: Greece officiallyadoptedtheGregorian calendaron 16 February 1923 (which became 1 March). All dates prior to that, unless specifically denoted, areOld Style.
- ^Graça, J. Da; Graça, John Da (2017-02-13).Heads of State and Government.Springer. p. 396.ISBN978-1-349-65771-1.
- ^abSmith, Michael Llewellyn (1998).Ionian Vision: Greece in Asia Minor, 1919-1922.Hurst. p. 341.ISBN978-1-85065-368-4.
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