Alexandros Zaimis

Alexandros Zaimis
Αλέξανδρος Ζαΐμης
President of Greece
In office
14 December 1929 – 10 October 1935 [1]
Prime MinisterEleftherios Venizelos
Alexandros Papanastasiou
Panagis Tsaldaris
Alexandros Othonaios
Preceded byPavlos Kountouriotis
Succeeded byGeorgios Kondylis (as Regent)
Prime Minister of Greece
In office
4 December 1926 – 4 July 1928
PresidentPavlos Kountouriotis
Preceded byGeorgios Kondilis
Succeeded byEleftherios Venizelos
In office
21 April – 21 June 1917 (o.s.)
MonarchsConstantine I
Alexander
Preceded bySpyridon Lambros
Succeeded byEleftherios Venizelos
In office
9 June 1916 – 3 September 1916 (o.s.)
MonarchConstantine I
Preceded byStephanos Skouloudis
Succeeded byNikolaos Kalogeropoulos
In office
24 September – 25 October 1915 (o.s.)
MonarchConstantine I
Preceded byEleftherios Venizelos
Succeeded byStephanos Skouloudis
In office
12 November 1901 – 18 November 1902 (o.s.)
MonarchGeorge I
Preceded byGeorgios Theotokis
Succeeded byTheodoros Deligiannis
In office
21 September 1897 – 2 April 1899 (o.s.)
MonarchGeorge I
Preceded byDimitrios Rallis
Succeeded byGeorgios Theotokis
High Commissioner of Crete
In office
18 September 1906 – 24 September 1908 (o.s.)
MonarchGeorge I
Preceded byPrince George of Greece
Succeeded by(Unification with Greece unilaterally declared)
Personal details
Born(1855-10-28)28 October 1855[2]
Athens, Kingdom of Greece
Died15 September 1936(1936-09-15) (aged 80)
Vienna, Federal State of Austria
Political partyNational Party[3]
(1887–1902)
Neohellenic Party (1902–1924)
Independent (1924–1935)
Residence(s)Kerpini, Kalavryta, Achaia prefecture, Peloponnese, Greece
OccupationPolitician

Alexandros Zaimis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Ζαΐμης, romanized: Aléxandros Zaímis; 28 October 1855 – 15 September 1936 [1]) was a Greek politician who served as Greece's Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior, Minister of Justice, and High Commissioner of Crete. He served as prime minister six times. Although he was a leader of the monarchist faction, Zaimis was the third and last President of the Second Hellenic Republic.

  1. ^ a b Presseartikel 00009
  2. ^ Note: Greece officially adopted the Gregorian calendar on 16 February 1923 (which became 1 March). All dates prior to that, unless specifically denoted, are Old Style.
  3. ^ Papyrus Larousse Britannica, tome 25, p. 298, 299