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Charilaos
Charilaos (Greek: Χαρίλαος, in latin letters also spelled ''Kharilaos'' and ''Harilaos'', stress on the second syllable) is a Greek language male given name. Bearers of the name include: * Charilaos Trikoupis (1832-1896) * Charilaos Vasilakos (1875-1964) * Charilaos Giannakas (19th-20th centuries) * Charilaos Tsantis (1909-1979) * Charilaos Mitrelias (-1988) * Charilaos Florakis (1914-2005) * Charilaos Stavrakis (1956-) * Charilaos Pappas (1983-) * Charilaos Bikas (1992-) See also * Charis (name) Charis ( grc-gre, Χάρις) is a given name derived from a Greek word meaning "grace, kindness, and life." In Greek mythology, a Charis is one of the Charites ( el, Χάριτες) or "Graces", goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativ ... Greek masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charilaos Vasilakos
Charilaos Vasilakos ( el, Χαρίλαος Βασιλάκος, November 1875 – December 1, 1964) was a Greek athlete and the first man to win a marathon race. He also won a silver medal at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Biography Vasilakos was born in Piraeus, Greece. His father Michael Vasilakos was from the Mani region and served in the army. He was the oldest of three siblings and at age fourteen his father died. As a young man he studied law at the University of Athens and worked in the Athens court of first instance. He was a member of the Panellinios sports club and a dedicated athlete who pursued running. On March 22, 1896, Greece held the first modern Panhellenic Games. The main purpose of the games was to select the team that would compete in the first Modern Olympic Games later the same year. All participants were members of Greek sports clubs. Vasilakos had a reputation as a strong long-distance runner. He won the marathon race with a time of 3 hours and 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charilaos Trikoupis
Charilaos Trikoupis ( el, Χαρίλαος Τρικούπης; 11 July 1832 – 30 March 1896) was a Greek politician who served as a Prime Minister of Greece seven times from 1875 until 1895. He is best remembered for introducing the vote of confidence in the Greek constitution, proposing and funding such ambitious and modern projects as the construction of the Corinth Canal, but also eventually leading the country to bankruptcy. Nowadays, he is commonly considered one of the greatest Greek Prime Ministers to ever have served. Background Born in Nauplion in 1832, with family ties to Messolonghi, he was the son of Spiridon Trikoupis, a politician who was Prime Minister of Greece briefly in 1833, and Ekaterini Mavrokordatou, sister of Alexandros Mavrokordatos, who also served as a Prime Minister. After studying law and literature in University of Athens and in Paris, where he obtained his doctorate, he was sent to London in 1852 as an attaché of the Greek legation. By 1863, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charilaos Stavrakis
Charilaos G. Stavrakis ( el, Χαρίλαος Γ. Σταυράκης; born 1956) is a Cypriot banker, businessman and a politician. He served as a Finance Minister of Cyprus from 29 February 2008 until 5 August 2011. Education Stavrakis studied Economics at the University of Cambridge. He was later accepted to Harvard Business School (HBS), from which he obtained his MBA in 1981. He is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland (ACIB). Banking career Stavrakis made his banking career primarily in the Bank of Cyprus. There he held several key positions including Senior Manager of Treasury International Services, Head of Strategic Planning & Business Development, Group general manager International Banking and general manager of CISCO, the investment division of the Bank. Stavrakis also worked at the Bank of Cyprus (Australia), the Bank of Cyprus (Channel Islands), the Bank of Cyprus (AEDAK), the Bank of Cyprus (Mutual Funds) and BOC Ventures. Finally, in 2005 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charilaos Giannakas
Charilaos Giannakas was a Greek long-distance runner. He competed in the men's marathon at the 1904 Summer Olympics The 1904 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the III Olympiad and also known as St. Louis 1904) were an international multi-sport event held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from 29 August to 3 September 1904, as part of an extended .... His height then was 176 cm and his body weight 67 kg. References External links * * Year of birth missing Year of death missing Athletes (track and field) at the 1904 Summer Olympics Greek male long-distance runners Greek male marathon runners Olympic athletes of Greece Place of birth missing 20th-century Greek people {{Greece-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charilaos Florakis
Charilaos Florakis (also Harilaos Florakis; el, Χαρίλαος Φλωράκης; 20 July 1914 – 22 May 2005) was a leader of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE). He is best known for establishing the dominance of the KKE over other left-wing elements, and for his flexibility and forming alliances with the conservatives. Early life Florakis was born on 20 July 1914 in the village of Paliozoglopi, located near Agrafa in the Itamos municipality, in the Karditsa Prefecture, Greece. He joined the Communist Party of Greece in 1941. An EAM-ELAS partisan during the resistance to the Nazi occupation in World War II, Florakis was on the losing side of the Greek Civil War that followed the liberation of the country, and subsequently left the country. After the Civil War On his return to Greece in 1954 he was arrested. During his life he spent 18 years in detention or jail - including being put in internal exile by the Greek colonels in the beginning of the 1967-74 military dict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charilaos Mitrelias
Charilaos Mitrelias ( el, Χαρίλαος Μητρέλιας; died 16 May 1988 in Athens) was a Greek jurist and politician. He began a long career at the Council of State in 1929, culminating in his service as its president from 1961 until his retirement in 1966. He then served as Deputy Prime Minister in the government of Spyros Markezinis, a failed attempt to enact a transition to democracy during the Greek military junta of 1967–74 The Greek junta or Regime of the Colonels, . Also known within Greece as just the Junta ( el, η Χούντα, i Choúnta, links=no, ), the Dictatorship ( el, η Δικτατορία, i Diktatoría, links=no, ) or the Seven Years ( el, η Ε .... References Year of birth uncertain 1988 deaths Deputy Prime Ministers of Greece Leaders of the Greek junta People from Lesbos Presidents of the Council of State (Greece) 20th-century Greek judges {{Greece-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charilaos Bikas
Charilaos Bikas ( el, Χαρίλαος Μπίκας; born 8 July 1992) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Super League 2 club Thesprotos, for which he is captain. Club career Born in Greece, Bikas made his senior debut with Thesprotos. He played a competitive match for Thesprotos in the Gamma Ethniki Play-off round on May 5, 2019, against Niki Volou, during which he played as a defensive midfielder and was shown a yellow card in the 81st minute. He further played in the Greek Football Cup in the initial season in which he played 5 games and scored 4 goals for the club. He scored against Niki Volou in Gamma Ethniki The Gamma Ethniki ( el, Γ΄ Εθνική Ερασιτεχνική Κατηγορία, C National Amateur Division) is the third highest football league in Greece. History The Gamma Ethniki began in 1965 as an amateur championship, while in 19 ... and Asteras Itea and Anagennisi Plagias. In the 2019–20 season he sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charilaos Pappas
Charilaos "Charis" Pappas (Greek: Χαρίλαος "Χάρης" Παππάς; born 12 May 1983) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a right winger. Career He began his career in Panserraikos, Greece. In January 2003, he moved to Thessaloniki and signed for Apollon Kalamarias FC. In 2003–04, Pappas' ten goals were a major factor in Kalamaria's winning promotion to the Alpha Ethniki. In his first season in the Greek top flight in 2004–05, Pappas scored six times in 26 matches. Three of these goals came in away matches, where Kalamaria earned crucial points and ultimately prevailed in their battle against relegation. That season, he scored his first goal for his country in the UEFA European U21 Championship qualifier against Albania in March 2005. Olympiacos signed him to a five-year deal and immediately loaned him back to Kalamaria for one season. In 2005–06, Pappas scored seven times, helping his team finish ninth in the Alpha Ethniki. Pappas joine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Language
Greek ( el, label= Modern Greek, Ελληνικά, Elliniká, ; grc, Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy ( Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning at least 3,400 years of written records. Its writing system is the Greek alphabet, which has been used for approximately 2,800 years; previously, Greek was recorded in writing systems such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary. The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin, Cyrillic, Armenian, Coptic, Gothic, and many other writing systems. The Greek language holds a very important place in the history of the Western world. Beginning with the epics of Homer, ancient Greek literature includes many works ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A '' Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or '' gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names and re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charis (name)
Charis ( grc-gre, Χάρις) is a given name derived from a Greek word meaning "grace, kindness, and life." In Greek mythology, a Charis is one of the Charites ( el, Χάριτες) or "Graces", goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility; and in Homer's ''Iliad'', Charis is the wife of Hephaestus. Charis was also known as Cale ("Beauty") or Aglaea ("Splendor"). Charis is also the Spartan name of a Grace. In the Greek and Hebrew biblical term Charis (χάρις) refers to good will, loving-kindness, favour, in particular to God's merciful grace. It is used over 140 times in the New Testament and is a central concept in the theology developed by St. Augustine of Hippo. It is used in the descriptive epithet of many plant genera and species. Including; '' Ammocharis'' (meaning sand and beauty), ''Eleocharis'' (meaning marsh and beauty), ''Englerocharis'', '' Eucharis'' (meaning good and beauty), '' Hydrocharis'' (meaning water and beauty), ''Nomocharis'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
