Ioannis Zaimis (Greek: Ιωάννης Ζαΐμης, c. 1797–1882) was a

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MP for

Achaia Achaea () or Achaia (), sometimes transliterated from Greek as Akhaia (, ''Akhaïa'' ), is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Western Greece and is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The ...

and the first

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. He was born in about 1797 and was the son of Asimakis Zaimis, part of the famous

Zaimis family Zaimis (Greek: Ζαΐμης) is a Greek surname and may refer to the following people: * Alexandros Zaimis (1855-1936), Prime Minister of Greece six times between 1897 and 1928 * Andreas Zaimis (1791–1840), Greek freedom fighter and politician * ...

that produced famous revolutionary heroes. He took part of the

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of 1821 and battled for

. He married Angeliki Kanakari-Roufo. He became the first mayor of Patras in 1836 and was an antiroyalist. A year later, he would leave the mayor's seat and Ioannis Boukaouris took over as the second mayor. In the second municipal election in 1837, he was president of the municipal council. He was appointed MP for

Kalavryta Kalavryta ( el, Καλάβρυτα) is a town and a municipality in the mountainous east-central part of the regional unit of Achaea, Greece. The town is located on the right bank of the river Vouraikos, south of Aigio, southeast of Patras and ...

in 1841 and in 1843, he became a member of the municipal council again. He died on September 24, 1882. He was uncle of the

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Thrasivoulos Zaimis Thrasyvoulos Zaimis ( el, Θρασύβουλος Ζαΐμης, 1822–1880) was a Greek politician and the 21st Prime Minister of Greece. Zaimis was born in Kerpini, Kalavryta on 29 October 1822, the son of Andreas Zaimis, a soldier and governm ...

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