Ilias Tsirimokos
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Ilias Tsirimokos | |
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| Prime Minister of Greece | |
| In office 20 August 1965 – 17 September 1965 | |
| Monarch | Constantine II |
| Preceded by | Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas |
| Succeeded by | Stefanos Stefanopoulos |
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| Born | 26 April 1907 Lamia,Greece |
| Died | 13 July 1968 Athens |
Ilias Tsirimokos(Greek:Ηλίας Τσιριμώκος,26 April 1907 – 13 July 1968) was aGreekpolitician who served asPrime Minister of Greecefor a very brief period (from 20 August 1965 to 17 September 1965).
Life
[edit]He was born inLamiain 1907. His father, Ioannis Tsirimokos, was also of a political background. Tsirimokos got involved in politics from a young age and was first elected to parliament in 1936 on theLiberal Party's ticket. During theAxis Occupation of Greece,he co-founded a small leftist party, theUnion of People's Democracy(ELD). He served as its general secretary, while the distinguished law professorAlexandros Svolosserved as its president. In 1941, ELD joined theNational Liberation Front(EAM), and Tsirimokos gained a seat in EAM's central committee. In 1944, Tsirimokos was appointed as Secretary for Justice in the EAM-controlledPolitical Committee of National Liberation.However he resigned from that position on 2 December 1944 alongside 3 other left-wing cabinet members after pressure from the British Government.[1][2]
In the1950 elections,after theGreek Civil War,Tsirimokos was elected again into parliament, for Athens, on behalf of the renamed Socialist Party-Union of People's Democracy (SK-ELD). He was re-elected in the1958 electionsfor theUnited Democratic Left,and again in1961,1963and1964for theCenter Union.In 1963, he was elected as Speaker of the Parliament. During the period of the "Apostasia"in the summer of 1965, Tsirimokos was chosen by KingConstantine IIto form a government.[3]He failed to gain avote of confidence,and was succeeded byStefanos Stefanopoulos,in whose government he retained ministerial posts.
He died inAthenson 13 July 1968 at the age of 61.
References
[edit]- ^"Guerilla Issue Brings Greek Resignations".Eugene Register-Guard.2 December 1944. p. 1.
- ^"Left-Wingers Quit Cabinet in Greece".The Pittsburgh Press.3 December 1944. p. 17.
- ^Agency, United States Central Intelligence (1965).Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts.
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