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Pavlos Koundouriotis

Pavlos Kountouriotis
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Admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis
President of Greece
In office
24 August 1926 – 10 December 1929
Prime Minister
Preceded by Theodoros Pangalos
Succeeded by Alexandros Zaimis
In office
25 March 1924 – 6 April 1926
Prime Minister
Succeeded by Theodoros Pangalos
Regent of Greece
In office
28 October 1920 – 17 November 1920
Monarch Vacant
Succeeded by Queen Mother Olga
Minister of the Navy
In office
24 September 1915 – 9 June 1916
Prime Minister Alexandros Zaimis
Stephanos Skouloudis
Preceded by Athanasios N. Miaoulis
Succeeded by Konstantinos Kallaris
Personal details
Born (1855-04-09)April 9, 1855
Hydra Island, Greece
Died August 22, 1935(1935-08-22) (aged 80)
Athens, Greece
Political party Independent (Venizelist)
Spouse(s) Angeliki Petrokokkinou (m. 1889; her d. 1903)
Helen Koupas (m. 1918; his d. 1935)
Children Theodoros
Despoina
Lucia
Profession Naval officer
Religion Greek Orthodoxy
Military service
Allegiance  Kingdom of Greece
Service/branch  Hellenic Navy
Years of service 1875–1917
Rank Návarchos (Admiral)
Battles/wars Greco-Turkish War
Balkan Wars

Pavlos Kountouriotis (Greek: Παύλος Κουντουριώτης, 9 April 1855 – 22 August 1935) was a Greek rear admiral during the Balkan Wars, regent, and the first and third President of the Second Hellenic Republic.

Pávlos Kountouriotis was born on the island of Hydra to Theodoros Kountouriotis, Consul and Member of the Greek Parliament and Loukia Negreponte. From his father's side daughter of he descented from the Kountouriotis, a Hydriot family of Arvanite origin originally from the village of Kountoura, in the Megarid and was grandson of Geórgios a shipowner who took part as many members of the family in the Greek War of Independence and who served as Prime Minister of Greece under King Otto. From his mother's side he was descended from the Negreponte family, a prominent family from Chios and was great-grandson of Constantine Hangerli, Prince of Wallachia. He was the second of nine children, including Ioannis Kountouriotis. Little is known of Pávlos' childhood. In 1875, following his family's long-standing naval tradition, he joined the Royal Hellenic Navy, presumably in the rank of Ensign. .


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