Konstantinos Georgakopoulos ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Γεωργακόπουλος; 26 December 1890 – 26 July 1973) was a Greek

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and

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Biography

He was born in Tripoli, Greece, he studied law at the University of Athens. In 1915 he became a military court judge. In 1923 he left the military justice system with the rank of

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. He subsequently served, until 1951, as lecturer in law in his former university. In 1928 he joined the People's Party. From November 1935 to August 1936 he served as an under secretary in the cabinets of

Konstantinos Demertzis Konstantinos Demertzis ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Δεμερτζής; January 12, 1876, in Athens – April 13, 1936, in Athens) was a Greek politician. He was the 49th Prime Minister of Greece from November 1935 to April 1936. Demertzis di ...

and Ioannis Metaxas respectively. He was Minister for Education from August 1936 to November 1938 under Metaxas. In 1948 he became President of the

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. From 5 March to 17 May 1958 he served as prime minister and

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in the

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for the 1958 elections. He participated in many

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organizations and was honored with many awards and medals. He died in

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on July 26, 1973.

References

External links

The Ministers of the Metaxas Government

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