5 The Prime Ministers

Spyridon Trikoupis (1788-1873)

Born at Missolonghi, and then the circular courses at Missolonghi and Patras, he studied literature and philosophy at the University of Rome and Paris with the help of Earl Guildford. In 1824 he was elected MP. Member of the Provisional Government (1826), the National Assembly Troezena (1827) and Secretary of State (Minister) from 1828, was appointed by the governor Kapodistrias first prime minister of free Greece. During his political career he served as ambassador to London and minister of the Greek government. Alongside the intense public activity, he left a great literary work, like the classic History of the Greek Revolution, etc. He married the sister of Alexander Mavrokordatou and had three children, among them Charilaos, later prime minister of Greece.

Zenobius-Zafeirios Valvis (1800-1886)

He studied at the seminary of Halki and then law at Pisa, Italy. He served in the judiciary as a prosecutor until 1841, when he resigned and returned to his hometown of Missolonghi, where he worked as a lawyer. He served twice as prime minister on February 12, 1863 and April 14, 1864. His father was blown up along with Joseph Rogon the windmill. He married the daughter of Razikotsika, Arsinoe and had nine children. Distinguished for his kindness and integrity of character, for his political skill as well as excellent legal training. The fellow's a sign of respect and honor for him, buried in the monument of the city. Poorer died, refusing to accept the slightest benefit from the state to not burden the state budget.

Dimitrios Valvis (1814-1892)

Brother Zenobia, teen even tried the suffering of the siege of Missolonghi. When completed his studies by his uncle, Spyridon, sent him to study law in Italy, was named student. Then he returned to Greece, was appointed deputy prosecutor and offered for fifty years of valuable service to the judiciary. In 1872 he was named president of the Supreme Court. When he resigned in April 1886 the Government of T. Deliyannis, at the request of King George, D. Valvis formed a caretaker government that gave a few days after a vote of confidence in X. Trikoupi. The latter recommended the king to grant to D. Valvi Grand Cross of the Savior on the long contribution to the newly established Greek state.

Epaminondas Deligeorgis (1829-1879)

He studied law at Athens University and practiced law and journalism. He entered politics in 1854 and was first elected to parliament in 1859 in Missolonghi. From then until his death was uncompromising exponent of anti-dynastic politics. He starred in the expulsion of King Otto (10 October 1862) and drafted the resolution of the dynasty. He became prime minister five times and died poorer. Your reporter left a very important file, a part of was in 1896 titled Political calendar.

Charilaos Trikoupis (1832-1896)

Son of Spyridon, studied law in Athens and then in Paris, followed by the top diplomatic sector. In the elections of 1865 he was elected MP Missolonghi in 1866 assumed the foreign ministry in government Koumoundourou from 1868 politeftike independent and in 1872 founded the so-called "fifth party." The history of the article "The Ptaiei?" In 1874, sent him to jail but gave him the love of the Greeks. Seven times a parliamentary prime minister in two decades 1875-1895 and almost continuously in the decade 1880-1890, Ch Trikoupis organization and introduced reforms in an orderly and imaginative revolutionary for the hitherto political life of Greece. In 1893 due to the economic crisis caused by his opponents, was forced to declare a moratorium on government debt of Greece and to exclaim from the floor of the House the famous phrase "Unfortunately eptochefsamen." In the elections of 1895 failed to be elected MP Missolonghi and exile in France, stating that withdrawing from politics. He died in 1896 at Cannes, and his funeral was honored by thousands of people in spite of his political opponents.