Petros Voulgaris
| Petros Voulgaris | |
|---|---|
| 56th Prime Minister of Greece | |
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In office 9 April 1945 – 17 October 1945 |
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| Monarch | George II |
| Preceded by | Nikolaos Plastiras |
| Succeeded by | Archbishop Damaskinos of Athens |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1884 Hydra, Greece |
| Died | 26 November 1957 Athens |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Greece
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| Service/branch | Royal Hellenic Navy |
| Years of service | 1903–21, 1922–25, 1926–35, 1943–45 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Battles/wars | Balkan Wars (Elli), World War I, Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War, World War II |
Petros Voulgaris (Greek: Πέτρος Βούλγαρης, 13 September 1884 – 26 November 1957) was a Greek Admiral who served briefly as Prime Minister of Greece in 1945.
He was born in the island of Hydra on 13 September 1883, to Georgios Voulgaris and Archonto Vatsaxi. After the death of his father in 1885, his family settled in Athens, with his mother's relatives.
After finishing school, he entered the Hellenic Naval Academy on 10 October 1899, and was commissioned as Ensign of the Line on 16 July 1903. In 1908–1910 he was detached for training abroad, and briefly served aboard the French Navy cruiser Ernest Renan in 1912. Promoted to Sub-Lieutenant on 29 March 1910, he participated in the Balkan Wars of 1912–13 aboard the destroyer Panthir, taking part in the Battle of Elli and the operations to capture Imbros, Samothrace, and Mount Athos. On 2 June 1913 he was promoted to Lieutenant and to Lieutenant First Class on 16 July 1916, serving as adjutant to the Minister for Naval Affairs, Admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis (1915–16) and captain of the torpedo boat Thetis.
When the National Defence revolt broke out in Thessaloniki in August 1916, the pro-Venizelist Voulgaris, like his mentor and fellow Hydriot Kountouriotis, left Athens and joined the revolutionary government. On 26 December 1917 he was promoted to Lieutenant Commander, retroactive to 3 March. From 1916 to 1919 he commanded the destroyer Velos, participating in the Allied naval operations in the Aegean during World War I, the 1919 Allied Expedition to the Ukraine, and the opening phase of the Asia Minor Campaign. In 1919–20 he served as adjutant and then as head of the private office of the Minister for Naval Affairs Athanasios N. Miaoulis, being promoted to Commander on 22 March 1920.
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