Alexandros Zaimis
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| Alexandros Zaimis | |
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| In office 1929 – 1935 |
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| Preceded by | Pavlos Kountouriotis |
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| Succeeded by | Monarchy restored |
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Prime Minister
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| In office December 4, 1926 – July 4, 1928 |
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| Preceded by | Georgios Kondilis |
| Succeeded by | Eleftherios Venizelos |
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Prime Minister
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| In office February 5, 1917 – June 27, 1917 |
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| Preceded by | Spyridon Lambros |
| Succeeded by | Eleftherios Venizelos |
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| Born | 9 November 1855 |
| Died | 15 September 1936 (aged 80) Vienna, Austria |
Alexandros Thrasivoulou Zaimis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Θρασύβουλου Ζαΐμης) (9 November 1855 – 15 September 1936) was a Greek politician. The son of Thrasivoulos Zaimis, a former Prime Minister of Greece, he entered politics at a young age, becoming a Member of Parliament in 1885, and a Prime Minister for the first time in 1897. In 1906, he was appointed Armostis (Viceroy or Governor-General or High Commissioner) of Crete representing Prince George of Greece. In 1917, he again served as Prime Minister of Greece under King George, while Eleftherios Venizelos led a rival government controlling northern Greece. Under Entente pressure, he resigned in favor of Venizelos in June of the same year. A moderate conservative, he served again as Prime Minister from 1926 to 1928 in a coalition government of Venizelist and moderate conservatives. He also served as the country's President from 1929 until the return to monarchy in 1935. He died in 1936 in Vienna, Austria
| Preceded by Dimitrios Rallis |
Prime Minister of Greece October 3, 1897 - April 14, 1899 |
Succeeded by Georgios Theotokis |
| Preceded by Georgios Theotokis |
Prime Minister of Greece November 25, 1901 - December 6, 1902 |
Succeeded by Theodoros Deligiannis |
| Preceded by Prince George of Greece |
High Commissioner of Crete September 18, 1906 - September 24, 1908 |
Succeeded by none (Unification with Greece unilaterally declared; Antonios Michelidakis, President of Executive Committee appointed to rule in name of King George I of Greece)[1] |
| Preceded by Eleftherios Venizelos |
Prime Minister of Greece October 7, 1915 - November 7, 1915 |
Succeeded by Stephanos Skouloudis |
| Preceded by Stephanos Skouloudis |
Prime Minister of Greece June 22, 1916 - September 16, 1916 |
Succeeded by Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos |
| Preceded by Spyridon Lambros |
Prime Minister of Greece February 5, 1917 - June 27, 1917 |
Succeeded by Eleftherios Venizelos |
| Preceded by Georgios Kondilis |
Prime Minister of Greece December 4, 1926 - July 4, 1928 |
Succeeded by Eleftherios Venizelos |
| Preceded by Pavlos Kountouriotis |
President of Greece 1929-1935 |
Succeeded by Monarchy Restored |
- ^ Kitromilides, Paschalis (2006). Eleftherios Venizelos: The Trials of Statesmanship, p 88, ISBN 0-74862-478-3
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†denotes military dictator |