Benizelos Roufos (; 1795–1868) was a Greek politician and
Prime Minister of Greece.
Biography
Early life
Roufos was born in
Patras in 1795, a scion of the wealthy Roufos-Kanakaris family. He was the son of
Athanasios Kanakaris
Athanasios Kanakaris ( el, Αθανάσιος Κανακάρης; 1760 in Patras – 14 January 1823 in Ermioni) was a Greek politician. He fought in the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire.
He was born in Patras in 1760. ...
who fought during the
Greek War of Independence.
Career
During the government of
Ioannis Kapodistrias
Count Ioannis Antonios Kapodistrias (10 or 11 February 1776 – 9 October 1831), sometimes anglicized as John Capodistrias ( el, Κόμης Ιωάννης Αντώνιος Καποδίστριας, Komis Ioannis Antonios Kapodistrias; russian: ...
(1828–1830), Roufos became governor of
Elis
Elis or Ilia ( el, Ηλεία, ''Ileia'') is a historic region in the western part of the Peloponnese peninsula of Greece. It is administered as a regional unit of the modern region of Western Greece. Its capital is Pyrgos. Until 2011 it was ...
. Later he would also serve as Foreign Minister. In 1855, Roufos was elected Mayor of
Patras, a post he held for three years. When
King Otto was exiled in 1862, Roufos became one of three viceroys - along with
Konstantinos Kanaris
Konstantinos Kanaris ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Κανάρης, ; c. 17901877), also anglicised as Constantine Kanaris or Canaris, was a Greek admiral, Prime Minister, and a hero of the Greek War of Independence.Woodhouse, p. 129.
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and
Dimitrios Voulgaris
Dimitrios Voulgaris ( el, Δημήτριος Βούλγαρης; 20 December 1802 – 10 January 1877) was a Greek revolutionary fighter during the Greek War of Independence of 1821 who became a politician after independence. He was nickname ...
- that held power from 10 October 1862 until 19 October 1863. Roufos served twice times as Prime Minister of Greece, with his first term interrupted for a few days in June 1863.
Death
Roufos died in Patras on 18 March 1868.
References
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1795 births
1868 deaths
19th-century prime ministers of Greece
MPs of Patras
Prime Ministers of Greece
Members of the Greek Senate
Ministers of the Interior of Greece
Benizelos
French Party politicians
Politicians from Patras
Mayors of Patras