Petros Voulgaris | |
---|---|
Prime Minister of Greece | |
In office 9 April 1945 – 17 October 1945 | |
Monarch | George II |
Regent | Archbishop Damaskinos |
Preceded by | Nikolaos Plastiras |
Succeeded by | Archbishop Damaskinos of Athens |
Personal details | |
Born | 13 September 1883[1] Hydra, Greece |
Died | 26 November 1957 Athens |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Greece |
Branch/service | 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 1883 – 26 November 1957) was a Greek Admiral who served briefly as Prime Minister of Greece in 1945. He was famous for his role in suppressing the 1944 Greek naval mutiny and restoring the fleet to combat readiness, for which he was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Cross of Valour.