Dimitrios Rallis
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Dimitrios Rallis | |
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| Δημήτριος Ράλλης | |
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| Born | 1844 |
| Died | 6 August 1921 |
| Resting place | First Cemetery of Athens |
| Alma mater | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens |
| Occupation | politician |
| Years active | 1863 - 1921 |
| Political party | Neohellenic Party (1891 - c. 1910) |
| Spouse | Loukia Mavrou-Ralli |
| Children | Ioannis Rallis Georgios D. Rallis |
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| Family | Rallis family |
| Awards | Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer |
Dimitrios Rallis (Greek: Δημήτριος Ράλλης; 1844a–1921) was a Greek politician,[2] founder and leader of the Neohellenic or "Third Party".[3]
Family[edit]
He was born in Athens in 1844. He was descended from an old Greek political family. Before Greek independence, his grandfather, Alexander Rallis, was a prominent Phanariote. His father, Γεώργιος Α. Ράλλης, was a minister in Andreas Miaoulis' government, and later served as the Chief Justice of the Greek Supreme Court.
Political career[edit]
Rallis was elected to Parliament in 1872 and always represented the same Athenian constituency.[2] He became Minister in several governments and served as Prime Minister five times.[4] He last formed a government after the 1920 election and it was his cabinet that authorised the plebiscite that saw King Constantine's return to the throne.
Death and legacy[edit]
Dimitrios Rallis died of cancer in Athens on 5 August 1921 at the age of 77. His son, Ioannis Rallis, was a Quisling Prime Minister during the Axis occupation of Greece. His grandson, George Rallis, served as Prime Minister in the early 1980s.[5]
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References[edit]
- ^ Πρόεδροι της Βουλής, Γερουσίας & Εθνοσυνελεύσεων 1821 - 2008, p.296
- ^ a b Smith, Michael Llewellyn (January 1999). Ionian Vision: Greece in Asia Minor, 1919–1922. University of Michigan Press. pp. 324–5. ISBN 978-0-472-10990-6. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ Λάγγα Παναγιώτα: "ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣ Γ. ΡΑΛΛΗΣ (1844-1921)"
- ^ Clogg, Richard (1987). Parties and elections in Greece: the search for legitimacy. Duke University Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-8223-0794-5. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ Clogg, Richard (2002). A concise history of Greece. Cambridge University Press. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-521-00479-4. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "Νεωτερη Ελληνικη Ιστορια: 49) Προεδροι Βουλησ: Ραλλησ Δημητριοσ".
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- 1844 births
- 1921 deaths
- 19th-century prime ministers of Greece
- 20th-century prime ministers of Greece
- People from Athens
- Politicians from Athens
- Greek people of the Greco-Turkish War (1897)
- Greek people of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
- Rallis family
- Justice ministers of Greece
- Finance ministers of Greece
- Deaths from cancer in Greece