Agamemnon Avgerinos () was a Greek politician and leader of the

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of 1821. He was born in Pyrgos, the son of Georgios Avgerinos, a descendant of the Pyrgiotiki family. He studied for a doctorate in Italy and was elected a member in Pyrgos. He ministered as chief doctor during the revolution and was leader of weaponry with

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and

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. During the revolution, he was a representative of Elis in the second and the third national assembly. He was

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during the government of

Zinovios Valvis Zinovios Zafirios I. Valvis ( el, Ζηνόβιος-Ζαφείριος Ι. Βάλβης; 1800 – 25 August 1886) was a Greek politician and Prime Minister of Greece. Valvis was born in 1800 in Missolonghi. He first studied theology but switched ...

in 1863. Between 1858 and 1859, he was Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament. He died in 1865.

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*''The first version of the article was based on the subject's article on Greek Wikipedia'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Avgerinos, Agamemnon Year of birth missing 1865 deaths Agamemnon Greek people of the Greek War of Independence People from Pyrgos, Elis Politicians from Elis Foreign ministers of Greece Speakers of the Hellenic Parliament