Charilaos Trikoupis

Charilaos Trikoupis
Χαρίλαος Τρικούπης
Charilaos Trikoupis (1880 photograph)
Prime Minister of Greece
In office
30 October 1893 – 12 January 1895 (o.s)
MonarchGeorge I
Preceded bySotirios Sotiropoulos
Succeeded byNikolaos Deligiannis
In office
10 June 1892 – 3 May 1893 (o.s)
Monarch George I
Preceded byKonstantinos Konstantopoulos
Succeeded bySotirios Sotiropoulos
In office
9 May 1886 – 24 October 1890 (o.s)
MonarchGeorge I
Preceded byDimitrios Valvis
Succeeded byTheodoros Deligiannis
In office
3 March 1882 – 19 April 1885 (o.s)
MonarchGeorge I
Preceded byAlexandros Koumoundouros
Succeeded byTheodoros Deligiannis
In office
10 March – 13 October 1880 (o.s)
MonarchGeorge I
Preceded byAlexandros Koumoundouros
Succeeded byAlexandros Koumoundouros
In office
21 October 1878 – 26 October 1878 (o.s)
MonarchGeorge I
Preceded byAlexandros Koumoundouros
Succeeded byAlexandros Koumoundouros
In office
27 April 1875 – 15 October 1875 (o.s.)
MonarchGeorge I
Preceded byDimitrios Voulgaris
Succeeded byAlexandros Koumoundouros
Personal details
Born(1832-06-11)11 June 1832[1]
Nafplion, Greece
Died30 March 1896(1896-03-30) (aged 63)
Cannes, France
Resting placeAthens, Greece
Political partyModernist Party
Parent
RelativesAlexandros Mavrokordatos (uncle)

Charilaos Trikoupis (Greek: Χαρίλαος Τρικούπης; 11 July 1832 – 30 March 1896) was a Greek politician who served as a Prime Minister of Greece seven times from 1875 until 1895.

He is best remembered for introducing the vote of confidence in the Greek constitution, proposing and funding such ambitious and modern projects as the construction of the Corinth Canal, but also eventually leading the country to bankruptcy. Nowadays, considered the founder of modern Greece.[2]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Χαρίλαος Τρικούπης: Ο θεμελιωτής της σύγχρονης Ελλάδας". 11 July 2023.