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'''Alexandros Koumoundouros''' ({{lang-el|Αλέξανδρος Κουμουνδούρος}}, 4 february 1815 – 26 February 1883) was a Greek politician. Born in [[Kampos, Messenia|Kampos]], on the [[Messenia]]n side of the [[Mani Peninsula]], he was the son of Spyridon-Galanis Koumoundouros, the [[bey]] of the area during the last period of the administration of the region by the [[Ottoman Empire]].
'''Alexandros Koumoundouros''' ({{langx|el|Αλέξανδρος Κουμουνδούρος}}, 4 February 1815 – 26 February 1883) was a Greek politician. Born in [[Kampos, Messenia|Kampos]], on the [[Messenia]]n side of the [[Mani Peninsula]], he was the son of Spyridon-Galanis Koumoundouros, the [[bey]] of the area during the last period of the administration of the region by the [[Ottoman Empire]].


He was a political personality famous for his work towards national progress, his patriotism and unselfishness, despite his having been in office during a very unsettled period of [[Greece|Greek]] history.
He was a political personality famous for his work towards national progress, his patriotism and unselfishness, despite him having been in office during a very unsettled period of [[Greece|Greek]] history.


== Early years ==
== Biography ==
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After the [[Greek War of Independence]], he moved to [[Nafplion]] where he went to school, then to [[Athens]] to study law.
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[[File:Λάρισα κεντρικη πλατεία προτομη Κουμουνδούρου 1.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Bust of Alexandros Koumoundouros in [[Larissa]]]]


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After the [[Greek War of Independence]], he moved to [[Nafplion]] where he went to school, then to [[Athens]] to study law. In 1841, he took part in the revolution in [[Crete]] despite believing it was a lost cause—the conditions were not right for such an undertaking at that time.
== Greek War of Independence ==
In 1841, he took part in the revolution in [[Crete]] despite believing it was a lost cause—the conditions were not right for such an undertaking at that time.


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Koumoundouros’ long career encompassed many facets of political life, including serving in parliament, authoring of legislation, promotion of a democratic regime, restoration of the [[Hellenic Army|army]], distribution of national farms to landless farmers, and the approval of major construction work (such as the Isthmus of [[Corinth]]).
== Political career ==
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Koumoundouros’ long career encompassed many facets of political life, including serving in parliament, authoring of legislation, promotion of a democratic regime, restoration of the [[Hellenic Army|army]], distribution of national farms to landless farmers, and the approval of major construction work (such as the Isthmus of [[Corinth]]).


During his 50-year-long period of political involvement he tried to remain neutral, and to avoid confrontation both with the three [[Great Powers]] and with the smaller powers of that time. In this period he held various ministerial appointments eighteen times, was twice president of the Greek Parliament and ten times Prime Minister of Greece. Despite often experiencing inimical conditions, including at least three [[assassination]] attempts, he still managed to create a firm foundation for democracy in Greece.
During his 50-year-long period of political involvement he tried to remain neutral, and to avoid confrontation both with the three [[Great Powers]] and with the smaller powers of that time. In this period he held various ministerial appointments eighteen times, was twice president of the Greek Parliament and ten times Prime Minister of Greece. Despite often experiencing inimical conditions, including at least three [[assassination]] attempts, he still managed to create a firm foundation for democracy in Greece. He served as [[prime minister of Greece]] a record ten times.


=== Early career ===
=== Early political career ===
Meanwhile, he was appointed as Public Prosecutor in the Tribunal of [[Kalamata]], but he soon quit this position in order to become a politician. His first political distinction emerged in 1853 when he was elected deputy of the province of [[Messinia]] (the province of Kalamàta). Two years later he became President of the Greek Parliament, and the following year Minister of Economics.
He was appointed as Public Prosecutor in the Tribunal of [[Kalamata]], but he soon quit this position in order to become a politician. His first political distinction emerged in 1853 when he was elected deputy of the province of [[Messinia]] (the province of Kalamàta). Two years later he became [[Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament]], and the following year Minister of Economics.


He kept the same ministry in the new governments both of 1857 and 1859. After the overthrow of King Othon in 1862 he became Minister of Justice of the temporary government.
He kept the same ministry in the new governments both of 1857 and 1859. After the overthrow of [[Otto of Greece|King Otto]] in 1862 he became Minister of Justice of the temporary government.


The first elections for a proper government after the fall of King Othon took place in 1863 and Koumoundouros remained as Minister of Justice, however, the extremely poor political stability lead to new elections the following year.
The first elections for a proper government after the fall of [[Otto of Greece|King Otto]] took place in 1863 and Koumoundouros remained as Minister of Justice, however, the extremely poor political stability lead to new elections the following year.


In the succeeding government of 1864, Koumoundouros was moved to the Ministry of Religion and Education and later to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
In the succeeding government of 1864, Koumoundouros was moved to the Ministry of Religion and Education and later to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.


=== Tenure as Prime Minister ===
=== Tenure as Prime Minister ===

On 25 March 1865, he became [[Prime Minister of Greece]] for the first time and won the elections of 1866, too. Four years later, he retained the position of the Minister of Army and Internal Affairs, in addition to being Prime Minister. In 1875, Koumoundouros was successful in uniting all other parliamentary parties against Charilaos Trikoupis.<ref>Woodhouse, "The Story of Modern Greece", "The Emergence of the Greek Kingdom (1833-1908)", p. 173, Faber and Faber (1968).</ref> In August 1875, he became President of the Parliament once again and in the elections of the same year he was made Prime Minister of the country once more.
On 25 March 1865, he became [[Prime Minister of Greece]] for the first time and won the elections of 1866, too. Four years later, he retained the position of the Minister of Army and Internal Affairs, in addition to being Prime Minister. In 1875, Koumoundouros was successful in uniting all other parliamentary parties against Charilaos Trikoupis.<ref>Woodhouse, "The Story of Modern Greece", "The Emergence of the Greek Kingdom (1833-1908)", p. 173, Faber and Faber (1968).</ref> In August 1875, he became President of the Parliament once again and in the elections of the same year he was made Prime Minister of the country once more.


Elections took place three times in 1876 and Koumoundouros was victorious in two of them. He also won the elections of 1878.
Elections took place three times in 1876 and Koumoundouros was victorious in two of them. He also won the elections of 1878.

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[[File:Λάρισα κεντρικη πλατεία προτομη Κουμουνδούρου 1.jpg|thumb|160px|A bust in [[Larissa]]]]


Koumoundouros’ greatest achievement came in 1881, during his last (tenth) premiership, when after the [[Congress of Berlin]] and after diplomatic contacts with the Ottomans, he managed to bring about the annexation of the areas of [[Thessaly]] and [[Arta (regional unit)|Arta]] to the Greek mainland (with the [[Convention of Constantinople (1881)|Convention of Constantinople]]).
Koumoundouros’ greatest achievement came in 1881, during his last (tenth) premiership, when after the [[Congress of Berlin]] and after diplomatic contacts with the Ottomans, he managed to bring about the annexation of the areas of [[Thessaly]] and [[Arta (regional unit)|Arta]] to the Greek mainland (with the [[Convention of Constantinople (1881)|Convention of Constantinople]]).
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== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
After the end of the unsuccessful Cretan revolution, he married Ekaterìni Konstantinou G. Mavromichàli of the famed Maniot family. They had two children. His first son Konstantìnos, was born in Kalamata 1846, and daughter Marìa, was born in Kalamata 1845. Ekaterìni died young and Koumoundouros married Efthimìa Perotì who presented him with his second son in 1858, Spirìdonas and in 1867 a daughter, Olga.
After the end of the unsuccessful Cretan revolution, he married Ekaterìni Konstantinou G. Mavromichàli of the famed Maniot family. They had two children. His first son Konstantìnos, was born in Kalamata 1846, and daughter Marìa, was born in Kalamata 1845. Ekaterìni died young and Koumoundouros married Efthimìa Perotì who presented him with his second son in 1858, Spirìdonas and in 1867 a daughter, Olga.

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:''Other spellings of his name are: Kumunduros and Komunduros''. Consult Bikélas, ''Coumoundouros'', (Montpelier, 1884).


== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Greek War of Independence]]
* [[Greek War of Independence]]
*[[Charilaos Trikoupis]]
* [[Charilaos Trikoupis]]


==References==
== References ==
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{{reflist|2}}


==Notes==
== Notes ==
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Alexandros Koumoundouros
Αλέξανδρος Κουμουνδούρος
Prime Minister of Greece
In office
13 October 1880 – 3 March 1882
MonarchGeorge I
Preceded byCharilaos Trikoupis
Succeeded byCharilaos Trikoupis
In office
26 October 1878 – 10 March 1880
Preceded byCharilaos Trikoupis
Succeeded byCharilaos Trikoupis
In office
11 January 1877 – 21 October 1878
Preceded byKonstantinos Kanaris
Succeeded byCharilaos Trikoupis
In office
19 May 1877 – 26 May 1877
Preceded byEpameinondas Deligeorgis
Succeeded byKonstantinos Kanaris
In office
1 December 1876 – 26 February 1877
Preceded byEpameinondas Deligeorgis
Succeeded byEpameinondas Deligeorgis
In office
15 October 1875 – 26 November 1876
Preceded byCharilaos Trikoupis
Succeeded byEpameinondas Deligeorgis
In office
3 December 1870 – 28 October 1871
Preceded byEpameinondas Deligeorgis
Succeeded byThrasivoulos Zaimis
In office
18 December 1866 – 20 December 1867
Preceded byDimitrios Voulgaris
Succeeded byAristeidis Moraitinis
In office
6 November 1865 – 13 November 1865
Preceded byDimitrios Voulgaris
Succeeded byEpameinondas Deligeorgis
In office
2 March 1865 – 20 October 1865
Preceded byKonstantinos Kanaris
Succeeded byEpameinondas Deligeorgis
Personal details
Born4 February 1815
Mani, Ottoman Greece
Died26 February 1883(1883-02-26) (aged 68)[1]
Athens, Greece
Political partyNationalist Party
Spouse(s)Aikaterini Konstantinou G. Mavromichali
Efthimia Georgiou Peroti
ChildrenKonstantinos, Maria, Spyridonas, Olga
OccupationLawyer
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Alexandros Koumoundouros (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Κουμουνδούρος, 4 February 1815 – 26 February 1883) was a Greek politician. Born in Kampos, on the Messenian side of the Mani Peninsula, he was the son of Spyridon-Galanis Koumoundouros, the bey of the area during the last period of the administration of the region by the Ottoman Empire.

He was a political personality famous for his work towards national progress, his patriotism and unselfishness, despite him having been in office during a very unsettled period of Greek history.

Biography

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After the Greek War of Independence, he moved to Nafplion where he went to school, then to Athens to study law. In 1841, he took part in the revolution in Crete despite believing it was a lost cause—the conditions were not right for such an undertaking at that time.

Koumoundouros’ long career encompassed many facets of political life, including serving in parliament, authoring of legislation, promotion of a democratic regime, restoration of the army, distribution of national farms to landless farmers, and the approval of major construction work (such as the Isthmus of Corinth).

During his 50-year-long period of political involvement he tried to remain neutral, and to avoid confrontation both with the three Great Powers and with the smaller powers of that time. In this period he held various ministerial appointments eighteen times, was twice president of the Greek Parliament and ten times Prime Minister of Greece. Despite often experiencing inimical conditions, including at least three assassination attempts, he still managed to create a firm foundation for democracy in Greece. He served as prime minister of Greece a record ten times.

Early political career

[edit]

He was appointed as Public Prosecutor in the Tribunal of Kalamata, but he soon quit this position in order to become a politician. His first political distinction emerged in 1853 when he was elected deputy of the province of Messinia (the province of Kalamàta). Two years later he became Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament, and the following year Minister of Economics.

He kept the same ministry in the new governments both of 1857 and 1859. After the overthrow of King Otto in 1862 he became Minister of Justice of the temporary government.

The first elections for a proper government after the fall of King Otto took place in 1863 and Koumoundouros remained as Minister of Justice, however, the extremely poor political stability lead to new elections the following year.

In the succeeding government of 1864, Koumoundouros was moved to the Ministry of Religion and Education and later to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Tenure as Prime Minister

[edit]

On 25 March 1865, he became Prime Minister of Greece for the first time and won the elections of 1866, too. Four years later, he retained the position of the Minister of Army and Internal Affairs, in addition to being Prime Minister. In 1875, Koumoundouros was successful in uniting all other parliamentary parties against Charilaos Trikoupis.[2] In August 1875, he became President of the Parliament once again and in the elections of the same year he was made Prime Minister of the country once more.

Elections took place three times in 1876 and Koumoundouros was victorious in two of them. He also won the elections of 1878.

Koumoundouros’ greatest achievement came in 1881, during his last (tenth) premiership, when after the Congress of Berlin and after diplomatic contacts with the Ottomans, he managed to bring about the annexation of the areas of Thessaly and Arta to the Greek mainland (with the Convention of Constantinople).

Right after this achievement he called for new elections so that representatives of the newly annexed regions could enter Parliament. Despite this concession, the new candidates elected the representative of the opposition party as President of Parliament. As a result, Koumoundouros resigned on 3 March 1882. He died some months later on 26 February 1883, in his home on Ludwig Square (now known as Koumoundourou Square), in Athens, and was buried at public expense in the First Cemetery of Athens.

Personal life

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After the end of the unsuccessful Cretan revolution, he married Ekaterìni Konstantinou G. Mavromichàli of the famed Maniot family. They had two children. His first son Konstantìnos, was born in Kalamata 1846, and daughter Marìa, was born in Kalamata 1845. Ekaterìni died young and Koumoundouros married Efthimìa Perotì who presented him with his second son in 1858, Spirìdonas and in 1867 a daughter, Olga.

See also

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References

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  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. ^ Woodhouse, "The Story of Modern Greece", "The Emergence of the Greek Kingdom (1833-1908)", p. 173, Faber and Faber (1968).

Notes

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Other spellings of his name are: Kumunduros and Komunduros. Consult Bikélas, Coumoundouros, (Montpelier, 1884).
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Greece
2 March – 20 October 1865 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Greece
6 – 13 November 1865 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Greece
18 December 1866 – 20 December 1867 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Greece
3 December 1870 – 28 October 1871 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Greece
15 October 1875 – 26 November 1876 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Greece
1 December 1876 - 26 February 1877 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Greece
19 - 26 May 1877 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Greece
11 January - 21 October 1878 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Greece
26 October 1878 - 10 March 1880 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Greece
13 October 1880 - 3 March 1882 		Succeeded by
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