Athanasios Miaoulis
| Athanasios Miaoulis Αθανάσιος Μιαούλης |
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| 13th Prime Minister of Greece | |
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In office November 13, 1857 – May 26, 1862 |
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| Monarch | Otto |
| Preceded by | Dimitrios Voulgaris |
| Succeeded by | Gennaios Kolokotronis |
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| Born | 1815 Hydra, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | June 7, 1867 (aged 52) Athens, Greece |
| Religion | Greek Orthodox |
Athanasios Miaoulis (Greek: Αθανάσιος Μιαούλης, 1815 – 7 June 1867) was a Greek military officer and Prime Minister of Greece. Born in Hydra in 1815 the son of the famous Greek admiral Andreas Miaoulis, from whom he learned his navigation skills.
He was the son of the famous admiral Andreas Miaoulis. In 1829 he was given a scholarship at the Bavarian War College in Munich by Ludwig of Bavaria. After his graduation he served in the Royal Navy, until his transfer to the Greek Navy three years later. Because of his fluency in English, he was appointed adjutant to king Otto of Greece. He was later elected as Hydra MP (September 25, 1855) and was appointed Minister of Naval Affairs in the government of Dimitrios Voulgaris. Following the resignation of Dimitrios Voulgaris, he was asked by king Otto to replace him1. On November 13, he formed a government which remained in power until May 1862 with various cabinet reshuffles.
Public opinion in Greece considered Miaoulis' government, who also maintained his position as Minister of Naval Affairs, to be pro-Austrian and obedient instrument of the king, which caused the opposition to develop a hostile mood. He resigned in May 1859, after the incident of Skiadika, but the inability of Otto's chosen, Konstantinos Kanaris, to form a government, led Miaoulis in power once more.
In the elections of that year, Miaoulis was re-elected as prime minister, but the government faced serious consistency issues leading to frequent cabinet reshuffles. In 1860, Miaoulis resubmitted his resignation, which was not accepted by Otto, who dissolved the parliament in November of the same year. Kalergis' refusal to form a government, led to new elections which lasted from December 1860 until March 1861. Miaoulis won again, although there were many reports of vote rigging and electoral terrorism which resulted in several strong opposition candidates to be left out of parliament.
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