Ioannis Metaxas Prime minister

Ioannis Metaxas (Greek: Ιωάννης Μεταξάς) (12 April 1871 – 29 January 1941) was a Greek general and dictator, serving as Prime Minister of Greece from 1936 until his death in 1941. He governed constitutionally for the first four months of his tenure, and thereafter as the strongman of the 4th of August Regime.

Personal facts

Ioannis Metaxas
Birth dateApril 12, 1871
Birth place
Greece , Ithaca
Religion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Date of deathJanuary 29, 1941
Place of death
Athens , Greece

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Politician

military operations
Balkan Wars
Noemvriana
Greco-Turkish War (1897)
military branch
Hellenic Army
military rank
Lieutenant general
monarch
party
Freethinkers' Party (Greece)
service start1897
service end1923
successor

Prime minister

FromApril 13, 1936
ToJanuary 29, 1941

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