Konstantinos Spanoudis ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Σπανούδης; 1871 – 24 April 1941) was a
Greek
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politician of the
Liberal Party
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, journalist and the first president of
AEK
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sports club.
Biography
Spanoudis was born in 1871 in
Fanari,
Constantinople
la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه
, alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya (Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis (" ...
. A graduate of the
Phanar Greek Orthodox College
Phanar Greek Orthodox College or Phanar Roman Orthodox Lyceum ( tr, Özel Fener Rum Lisesi), known in Greek as the Great School of the Nation and Patriarchal Academy of Constantinople ( el, Μεγάλη του Γένους Σχολή, ''Megáli t ...
, he studied
Political science
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in
Paris
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. After completing his studies he returned to
Istanbul
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and devoted himself to journalism. In 1904 he started publishing the newspaper "Progress", the patriotic character of which cost him persecution and two expulsions.
He joined the
Greek Liberal Party and became close associate of Prime Minister
Eleftherios Venizelos
Eleftherios Kyriakou Venizelos ( el, Ελευθέριος Κυριάκου Βενιζέλος, translit=Elefthérios Kyriákou Venizélos, ; – 18 March 1936) was a Greek statesman and a prominent leader of the Greek national liberation movem ...
during the military operations of Greece in the
Balkan Wars
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and
World War I
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.
After the
Asia Minor Catastrophe
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he settled in
Athens
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. In 1924 he and other Constantinopolitans founded
''Athletic Union of Constantinople'' (A.E.K.) ''( el, Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως)'' and Spanoudis became the first President of the new club. In
1932
Events January
* January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel.
* January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...
he was elected MP with the Liberal Party and at the same time left the administration of AEK to join politics, keeping only a formal position.
He died on 24 April 1941 in Athens.
Personal life
In 1910, Spanoudis married a distinguished music critic, Sofia Ioannidis. Together they had one daughter, Athina (1921–1998), who was a radio producer for 35 years at
ERT. In October 2008, the Municipality of Athens honored Spanoudis, giving his name to the square located next to the
metro
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station at
Kato Patisia.
References
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1871 births
1941 deaths
Constantinopolitan Greeks
Liberal Party (Greece) politicians
Greek journalists
Greek football chairmen and investors
Turkish people of Greek descent
AEK (sports club)
AEK Athens F.C.
AEK Athens F.C. chairmen
Greek MPs 1932–1933
People from Fatih
Politicians from Istanbul
Journalists from Istanbul