Benizelos Rouphos (1795 - 1868) was a Greek politician and Prime Minister

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. Rouphos was born in Patras

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 in 1795, a scion of the wealthy Rouphos-Kanakaris family. He was the son of Athanasios Kanakaris

Athanasios Kanakaris

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 who fought during the Greek War of Independence

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. During the government of Ioannis Kapodistrias

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 (1828 - 1830), Rouphos became governor of Elia

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. Later he would also serve as Foreign Minister. In 1855, Rouphos was elected Mayor of Patras, a post he held for three years. When King Otto

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 was exiled in 1862, Rouphos became one of three viceroys - along with Konstantinos Kanaris and Dimitrios Voulgaris

Dimitrios Voulgaris

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 - that held power from October 10, 1862 until October 19, 1863. Rouphos served three times as Prime Minister of Greece. He died in Patras on March 18, 1868.