Panagiotis Poulitsas

Panagiotis Poulitsas
Παναγιώτης Πουλίτσας
Panagiotis Poulitsas photographed while USS Missouri was visiting Piraeus, Greece, c. 10–14 April 1946
Prime Minister of Greece
In office
4 April 1946 – 18 April 1946
MonarchGeorge II
RegentArchbishop Damaskinos
Preceded byThemistoklis Sofoulis
Succeeded byKonstantinos Tsaldaris
Personal details
Born(1881-09-09)9 September 1881[1]
Died16 January 1968(1968-01-16) (aged 86)
PartyIndependent
RelativesTaki Theodoracopulos (grandson)

Panagiotis Poulitsas (Greek: Παναγιώτης Πουλίτσας; 9 September 1881 – 16 January 1968) was a Greek judge and archeologist who briefly served as interim Prime Minister of Greece from 4 April 1946 to 18 April 1946.[2] He was born in Geraki, Laconia on 9 September 1881.[3][4]

As President of the Council of State, he took the premiership of an interim government from 4 to 18 April 1946 after the troubled 31 March 1946 elections, which were simultaneous with the reigniting of the Greek Civil War.

In 1947, he became a member of the Archaeological Society of Athens and of the Academy of Athens, of which he was elected president in 1954.[5]

He died in Athens on 16 January 1968 at the age of 86.[6] He was the maternal grandfather of the famous author and playboy Taki Theodoracopulos.[7]

References

  1. ^ Note: Greece officially adopted the Gregorian calendar on 16 February 1923 (which became 1 March). All dates prior to that, unless specifically denoted, are Old Style.
  2. ^ Featherstone, K.; Papadimitriou, D.; Mamarelis, A.; Niarchos, G. (2011). The Last Ottomans: The Muslim Minority of Greece 1940–1949. Springer. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-230-29465-3.
  3. ^ Michail Stamatelatos, Φωτεινή Βάμβα-Σταματελάτου. Επίτομο Γεωγραφικό Λεξικό της Ελλάδος (Geographical Dictionary of Greece). Athens: Hermes, 2001.
  4. ^ Family Trees of Southern Parnon
  5. ^ Ordinary Members of the Academy of Athens in order of selection Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Website of the Academy of Athens
  6. ^ Lentz, Harris M. (2014). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945. Routledge. p. 328. ISBN 978-1-134-26490-2.
  7. ^ "Not Fit To Print". newschoolfreepress.com. The New School Free Press. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2015.

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