His Excellency Georgios Kondylis Γεώργιος Κονδύλης |
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Georgios Kondylis as Colonel, ca. 1919.
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Prime Minister of Greece | |
In office October 10, 1935 – November 30, 1935 |
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Monarch | George II |
Preceded by | Panagis Tsaldaris |
Succeeded by | Konstantinos Demertzis |
In office August 23, 1926 – December 4, 1926 |
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President | Pavlos Kountouriotis |
Preceded by | Athanasios Eftaxias |
Succeeded by | Alexandros Zaimis |
Minister for War of Greece | |
In office 12 March 1924 – 11 June 1924 |
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Preceded by | Nikolaos Triantaphyllakos |
Succeeded by | Theodoros Pangalos |
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Born | August 14, 1878 Proussos, Evrytania, Greece |
Died | February 1, 1936 (aged 57) Athens, Greece |
Nationality | Greek |
Political party | National Democratic Party |
Spouse(s) | Laura Boaventura |
Religion | Greek Orthodox |
Military service | |
Nickname(s) | Thunder |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Greece |
Service/branch | Hellenic Army |
Years of service | 1896–1924 |
Rank | Major General |
Battles/wars | Macedonian Struggle, Balkan Wars, Allied Expedition to the Ukraine, Asia Minor Campaign |
Georgios Kondylis (Greek: Γεώργιος Κονδύλης, August 14, 1878 – February 1, 1936) was a general of the Greek army and Prime Minister of Greece. He was nicknamed Keravnos, Greek for "Thunder" or "Thunderbolt".
Kondylis was born in Proussós. He enlisted in the army as a volunteer in 1896, and fought with the Greek expeditionary corps in Crete. He was later commissioned and participated in the Macedonian Struggle (1904–1908) leading his own guerrilla band, and was promoted to Captain during the Balkan Wars (1912–1913). He supported the Movement of National Defence of Eleftherios Venizelos during the First World War, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. A firm Venizelist, he opposed the restoration of King Constantine I in 1920, fleeing to Constantinople together with other Venizelist officers and organizing there the "Democratic Defence" (Δημοκρατική Άμυνα). He returned after the 1922 Revolution as a Major General, suppressed the royalist revolt of 1923, retired from the army, and became involved in politics.