Andreas Michalakopoulos ( el, Ανδρέας Μιχαλακόπουλος; 17 May 1876, in

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– 7 March 1938, in

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) was an important liberal politician in the inter-war period who served as

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from 7 October 1924 to 26 June 1925. He was a senior member of the

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and a close associate of its founder, the Greek statesman

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, for more than 20 years. With Venizelos he participated in the negotiations for the international treaties of

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and

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, and co-signed as Foreign Minister the Greek-Turkish Friendship Convention (also known as the Treaty of Ankara) on 30 October 1930. He held important posts in several governments led by Eleftherios Venizelos, Alexandros Zaimis and

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;

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(1928–33), Minister for Economy (1912–916),

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(1917–1918, 1920), Minister for Military Affairs (1918). Opposed to the military dictatorship of

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, he was sent to political exile on

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in 1936, which resulted in his death in 1938. He was buried in the

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Andreas Michalakopoulos portrait painting (currently in the Greek Parliament)
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