Dimitrios Rallis

Dimitrios Rallis
Δημήτριος Ράλλης
Prime Minister of Greece
In office
4 November 1920 – 24 January 1921
MonarchConstantine I (from Dec 1920)
RegentQueen Mother Olga (until Dec 1920)
Preceded byEleftherios Venizelos
Succeeded byNikolaos Kalogeropoulos
In office
7 July 1909 – 15 August 1909
MonarchGeorge I
Preceded byGeorgios Theotokis
Succeeded byKyriakoulis Mavromichalis
In office
9 June 1905 – 8 December 1905
MonarchGeorge I
Preceded byTheodoros Diligiannis
Succeeded byGeorgios Theotokis
In office
28 June 1903 – 6 December 1903
MonarchGeorge I
Preceded byGeorgios Theotokis
Succeeded byGeorgios Theotokis
In office
18 April 1897 – 21 September 1897
MonarchGeorge I
Preceded byTheodoros Diligiannis
Succeeded byAlexandros Zaimis
Personal details
Born1844[1]
Died6 August 1921 (aged 76–77)
Resting placeFirst Cemetery of Athens
PartyNeohellenic Party (1891 – c. 1910)
SpouseLoukia Mavrou-Ralli
ChildrenIoannis Rallis
Georgios D. Rallis
Parent
Alma materNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Occupationpolitician
AwardsGrand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer

Dimitrios Rallis (Greek: Δημήτριος Ράλλης; 1844a–1921) was a Greek politician,[3] founder and leader of the Neohellenic or "Third Party".[4]

Family

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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, Georgios A. Rallis [el], was a minister in Athanasios Miaoulis's government, and later served as the Chief Justice of the Greek Supreme Court.

Political career

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Rallis was elected to Parliament in 1872 and always represented the same Athenian constituency.[3] He became Minister in several governments and served as Prime Minister five times.[5] 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

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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.[6]

Notes

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  • ^a In the family tomb the date of birth is given as 14 April 1842.[7]

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. ^ Πρόεδροι της Βουλής, Γερουσίας & Εθνοσυνελεύσεων 1821 - 2008, p. 296
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Λάγγα Παναγιώτα: "ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣ Γ. ΡΑΛΛΗΣ (1844-1921)"
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Clogg, Richard (2002). A Concise History of Greece. Cambridge University Press. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-521-00479-4. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  7. ^ "Νεωτερη Ελληνικη Ιστορια: 49) Προεδροι Βουλησ: Ραλλησ Δημητριοσ".

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