Sotirios Sotiropoulos
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Sotirios Sotiropoulos was a Greek
lawyer and politician and briefly served as Prime Minister of Greece.
He was born in 1831 in Nafplion
. He studied law and was elected to the Constitutional Convention of 1863. In 1864, he was chosen as Minister of Economy for the first time. He continued to serve in that capacity after the elections of 1865, 1870, 1876, 1877 and 1880 during the Nationalist Party
ministries of Alexandros Koumoundouros
.
In 1893, Sotiropoulos was tapped by King George I
to form a government as Prime Minister, but it lost a vote of confidence a few months later. Later, Sotiropoulos was kidnapped by the brigand Lafazanis near Kalamata
. After his release, Sotiropoulos wrote a book, My 31 day kidnapping. He died in Athens in 1898.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
lawyer and politician and briefly served as Prime Minister of Greece.
He was born in 1831 in Nafplion
Nafplion
Nafplio is a seaport town in the Peloponnese in Greece that has expanded up the hillsides near the north end of the Argolic Gulf. The town was the first capital of modern Greece, from the start of the Greek Revolution in 1821 until 1834. Nafplio is now the capital of the peripheral unit of...
. He studied law and was elected to the Constitutional Convention of 1863. In 1864, he was chosen as Minister of Economy for the first time. He continued to serve in that capacity after the elections of 1865, 1870, 1876, 1877 and 1880 during the Nationalist Party
Nationalist Party (Greece)
The Nationalist Party of Greece was the conservative and expansionist political party from 1865-1909. It was opposed primarily by the New Party of Charilaos Trikoupis....
ministries of Alexandros Koumoundouros
Alexandros Koumoundouros
Alexandros Koumoundouros was a Greek politician. Born in Kampos Avias located in the Messenian side of the Mani Peninsula, he was the son of Spirìdonas-Galànis Koumoundoùros who was the Bey of the area during the last period of the administration of the region by the Ottoman Empire.He was a...
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In 1893, Sotiropoulos was tapped by King George I
George I of Greece
George I was King of Greece from 1863 to 1913. Originally a Danish prince, George was only 17 years old when he was elected king by the Greek National Assembly, which had deposed the former king Otto. His nomination was both suggested and supported by the Great Powers...
to form a government as Prime Minister, but it lost a vote of confidence a few months later. Later, Sotiropoulos was kidnapped by the brigand Lafazanis near Kalamata
Kalamata
Kalamata is the second-largest city of the Peloponnese in southern Greece. The capital and chief port of the Messenia prefecture, it lies along the Nedon River at the head of the Messenian Gulf...
. After his release, Sotiropoulos wrote a book, My 31 day kidnapping. He died in Athens in 1898.