Thrasyvoulos Zaimis ( el, Θρασύβουλος Ζαΐμης, 1822–1880) was a Greek politician and the 21st
Prime Minister of Greece
The prime minister of the Hellenic Republic ( el, Πρωθυπουργός της Ελληνικής Δημοκρατίας, Prothypourgós tis Ellinikís Dimokratías), colloquially referred to as the prime minister of Greece ( el, Πρωθυ� ...
. Zaimis was born in
Kerpini
Kerpini ( el, Κερπινή), is a small mountain village in the north of the municipality of Kalavryta in Achaea, Greece. In 2011 its population was 173. It is 5 km west of Kato Zachlorou and 5 km north of Kalavryta town.
Notable people
Kerp ...
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Kalavryta on 29 October 1822, the son of
Andreas Zaimis, a soldier and government leader before the recognition of Greece's freedom from the
Ottoman Empire. Zaimis studied law in
France and was first elected to the Hellenic Parliament in 1850. He served four terms as President of Parliament and also as minister in several governments.
In 1864, he was the representative of the Greek government who accepted the cession of the
Ionian Islands from the
British government, a gift that coincided with the enthronement of
King George of Greece
King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king.
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. Zaimis served two terms as Prime Minister and died in
Athens on 27 October 1880. Thrasyvoulos Zaimis was the father of
Alexandros Zaimis, also a Prime Minister of Greece.
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1822 births
1880 deaths
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