Anastasios Londos (

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: Ἀναστάσιος Λόντος, "Anastásios Lóndos"; 1791–1856) was a

politician, mayor of

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and

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of the

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Early life

He was born in

in 1791 and was the offspring of a powerful family of nobles. He was sent to

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to study medicine but with the outbreak of the

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of 1821 he returned to

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, as a result of which he interrupted his studies.

Political career

He was elected representative of the province of

Vostitsa Aigio, also written as ''Aeghion, Aegion, Aegio, Egio'' ( el, Αίγιο, Aígio, ; la, Aegium), is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, on the Peloponnese. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipalit ...

in the

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National Assembly in 1823 and took part in totally three of the

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(1823, 1826 and 1843). During the period of the government of Kapodistrias he served as extraordinary commissioner of the

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but eventually joined the anti-government opposition forces. In 1835 he was appointed mayor of Aigio, he held this position until 1837. In 1850 he was elected member of parliament for

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and in 1853 he was elected

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, p. 63, n. 45. In 1854–1855 he served as

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in the government of

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, while in 1855–1856 he took over the

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in the government of

Dimitrios Voulgaris Dimitrios Voulgaris ( el, Δημήτριος Βούλγαρης; 20 December 1802 – 10 January 1877) was a Greek revolutionary fighter during the Greek War of Independence of 1821 who became a politician after independence. He was nickname ...

. He died in 1856 while serving as a senator of

Family

He was the brother of

Andreas Londos Andreas S. Londos ( el, Ανδρέας Λόντος, 1786–1846) was a Greek military leader and politician. Born in Vostitsa in 1786, he was initiated into the Filiki Eteria in 1818, and was one of the first military leaders to raise the banner ...

Lucas Londos Lucas or LUCAS may refer to: People * Lucas (surname) * Lucas (given name) Arts and entertainment * Luca Family Singers, also known as "lucas ligner en torsk" * ''Lucas'' (album) (2007), an album by Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities * ''L ...

and Maria Messinézi. His father Sotirakis Londos was a distinguished Greek politician.

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