Dimitrios E. Maximos (; 6 July 1873 – 17 October 1955) was a Greek

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and

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. He briefly served as

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after

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Life

Maximos was born on 6 July 1873 in

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. He began his career in banking in 1891 and was employed at the

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. In 1920 Maximos became governor of the bank before resigning in 1922. Between 1933 and 1935, he became

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of the government of

Panagis Tsaldaris Panagis Tsaldaris (also Panagiotis Tsaldaris or Panayotis Tsaldaris; ; 5 March 1868 – 17 May 1936) was a Greek politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece twice. He was a revered conservative politician and leader for many years (1922– ...

. He was

in 1947. He died on 17 October 1955. His home in central

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, the

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, serves since 1982 as the official seat of the Prime Minister of Greece.

References

1873 births 1955 deaths 20th-century prime ministers of Greece Politicians from Patras Foreign ministers of Greece {{Greece-politician-stub