Nakis Avgerinos
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Nakis Avgerinos was a Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 politician.

He was born in Pyrgos, Ilia, modern-day Elis Prefecture
Elis Prefecture
Elis or Ilia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Greece. It is situated in the western part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Its capital is Pyrgos.-Geography:...

, the son of Charalampos Avgerinos, mayor of Pyrgos, a relative of the old Pyrgiotiki family dominated local politics for over a century. Avgerinos studied in Athens and became a judge in Patras
Patras
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 and later in Pyrgos. In the 1946 election
Greek legislative election, 1946
These elections were marked by:* The marked abstention of voters, caused by the abstention of Communist Party of Greece, and the effects of the civil war , because of which many citizens either could not or chose not to vote....

, he was elected MP for the Liberal Party and in 1956 for the Liberal Democratic Union
Liberal Democratic Union (Greece)
The Liberal Democratic Union was a coalition of six Greek political parties for the elections of 1956.Its main leader was Sofoklis Venizelos. Members to the coalition were:* Republican Union* Liberal Party * United Democratic Left...

. He was voted several times as a politician of Ilia.

He died on November 4, 2002 in Athens
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. He had a daughter named Chrysafoula. He was the last line of the historic Avgerino family.
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