Konstantinos "Kostas" Kotzias ( el, Κωνσταντίνος (Κώστας) Κοτζιάς; 17 May 1892 – 8 December 1951) was a Greek fencer. He competed at the 1912 and 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1934 he was elected Mayor of Athens. In the dictatorial

Metaxas Regime Metaxās or Metaxa may refer to: Places * Metaxas Line, fortifications in northeastern Greece in 1935–1940 * Metaxas, Greece, a village in the Greek region of Macedonia * Metaxas Regime or 4th of August Regime, a short-lived authoritarian regim ...

, he served as Minister for the Capital District. Following the suicide of Prime Minister

Alexandros Koryzis Alexandros Koryzis ( el, Αλέξανδρος Κορυζής; 1885 – 18 April 1941) was a Greek politician who served briefly as the prime minister of Greece in 1941. Career Koryzis assumed this role on 29 January 1941, when his predecessor, ...

on 18 January 1941, amidst the

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, King George II of Greece considered him to head a new cabinet, but his candidacy was unsuccessful, as he was closely associated with the Metaxas Regime and few politicians were willing to work under him; the British ambassador to Greece,

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, also opposed his nomination in talks with the King, due to Kotzias'

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reputation. During the Axis Occupation of Greece, he lived in the United States. He was elected an MP for Athens in 1950 and was re-elected as the city's mayor in 1951, shortly before his death. Kotzia Square in

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is named after him. One of his sons was George Cotzias, a well known physician that pioneered the

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treatment for

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kotzias, Konstantinos 1892 births 1951 deaths Sportspeople from Athens Politically Independent Alignment politicians Government ministers of Greece Greek MPs 1950–1951 4th of August Regime Mayors of Athens Greek male fencers Olympic fencers of Greece Fencers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Panathinaikos F.C. presidents Greek sportsperson-politicians Politicians from Athens