Ioannis Kolettis
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His Excellency Ioannis Kolettis Ιωάννης Κωλέττης |
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| 3rd Prime Minister of Greece | |
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In office June 12, 1834 – June 1, 1835 |
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| Monarch | Otto |
| Preceded by | Alexandros Mavrokordatos |
| Succeeded by | Graf von Armansperg |
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In office August 18, 1844 – September 17, 1847 |
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| Monarch | Otto |
| Preceded by | Alexandros Mavrokordatos |
| Succeeded by | Kitsos Tzavelas |
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| Born | 1773 Syrrako, Epirus, Ottoman empire |
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September 17, 1847 (aged 73–74) Athens, Greece |
| Political party | French Party |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Religion | Greek Orthodox |
Ioannis Kolettis (Greek: Ιωάννης Κωλέττης) (1773 – 1847) was a Greek politician who played a significant role in Greek affairs from the Greek War of Independence through the early years of the Greek Kingdom, including as Minister to France and serving twice as Prime Minister.
Kolettis was of Aromanian origin. He was born in Syrrako, Epirus and played a leading role in the political life of the Greek state in the 1830s and 1840s. Kolettis studied medicine in Pisa, Italy and was influenced by the Carbonari movement and started planning his return to Epirus in order to participate in Greece's independence struggles.
In 1813, he settled at Ioannina, where he served as a doctor and after gaining standing he was recruited as the personal doctor of Ali Pasa's son, Muqtar Pasa. He remained in Ioannina till March 1821, when he entered Filiki Eteria and left for Syrrako, together with chieftain Raggos, in order to spread the revolution into Central Greece (Rumeli), but his efforts quickly failed because of the rapid reaction of the Ottoman army. Kolettis was the leader of the pro-French party and based his power on his relations with the leaders of Central Greece but also on his ability to eliminate his adversaries by acting behind the scenes.
In the First Greek National Assembly, at Epidavros, he participated as the representative of Epirus and in January, 1822 he became Minister of Internal Affairs. After the Second Greek National Assembly, at Astros in May, 1823 he was appointed sub-prefect of Euboea and managed to remove Turkish troops off the island. At the same time, he continued his political activities, resulting in his election as member of the Legislative Body (Νομοθετικόν), a position that he held till 1826.
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