Kosmas Doumpiotis
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Kosmas Doumpiotis () was a Greek politician. He was born in 1826 in
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. His mother came from Nikiti of
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. After the death of his natural father, he was adopted by Asterios Doumpiotis, brother Konstantinos Doumpiotis. As
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of the
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he was the leader of the Revolution of Olympus in 1878 that took place in the area of Pieria. After the failure of the revolution he returned to Greece. In 1899 he was elected in
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and was temporarily Speaker of the Parliament being the oldest of the members. He died in 1922.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Doumpiotis, Kosmas Greek MPs 1899–1902 Hellenic Army officers 1826 births 1922 deaths Speakers of the Hellenic Parliament Greek revolutionaries People from Skopelos