Thrasyvoulos Zaimis ( el, Θρασύβουλος Ζαΐμης, 1822–1880) was a Greek politician and the 21st
Prime Minister of Greece. Zaimis was born in
Kerpini,
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 ...
on 29 October 1822, the son of
Andreas Zaimis
Andreas Asimakis Zaimis ( el, Ανδρέας Ζαΐμης; 1791 – 4 May 1840) was a Greek freedom fighter and government leader during the Greek War of Independence.
Biography
Born in Kalavryta, in the northern Peloponnesos, Zaimis was a pri ...
, a soldier and government leader before the recognition of Greece's freedom from the
Ottoman Empire
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. Zaimis studied law in
France
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and was first elected to the Hellenic Parliament in 1850. He served four terms as President of Parliament and also as minister in several governments.
In 1864, he was the representative of the Greek government who accepted the cession of the
Ionian Islands from the
British
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government, a gift that coincided with the enthronement of
King George of Greece. Zaimis served two terms as Prime Minister and died in
Athens
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on 27 October 1880. Thrasyvoulos Zaimis was the father of
Alexandros Zaimis
Alexandros Zaimis ( el, Αλέξανδρος Ζαΐμης; 9 November 1855 – 15 September 1936) was a Greek politician who served as Greece's Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior, Minister of Justice, and High Commissioner of Crete. He serv ...
, also a Prime Minister of Greece.
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