Andreas Asimakis Zaimis ( el, Ανδρέας Ζαΐμης; 1791 – 4 May 1840) was a Greek

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and government leader during the

Greek War of Independence The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1829. The Greeks were later assisted ...

Biography

Born in

Kalavryta Kalavryta ( el, Καλάβρυτα) is a town and a municipality in the mountainous east-central part of the regional unit of Achaea, Greece. The town is located on the right bank of the river Vouraikos, south of Aigio, southeast of Patras an ...

, in the northern

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, Zaimis was a private and later leader of armed men who fought the Ottoman Turks during the Greek Revolution. In 1826, Zaimis was chosen as the leader of the interim Greek government. His son, Thrasivoulos Zaimis, and grandson, Alexandros Zaimis, would also serve as Prime Ministers of Greece. {{DEFAULTSORT:Zaimis, Andreas 1791 births 1840 deaths 19th-century heads of state of Greece 19th-century prime ministers of Greece Ottoman-era Greek primates People from Kalavryta Prime Ministers of Greece