Konstantinos Koumoundouros
| Konstantinos Koumoundouros | |
|---|---|
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K. Koumoundouros in the 1890s | |
| Born |
1846 Oitylo |
| Died |
1924 Athens |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch | Hellenic Navy |
| Years of service | 1871–1908 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Wars | Greco-Turkish War of 1897 |
| Other work | Member of Parliament, Minister for Military and Naval Affairs |
Konstantinos Koumoundouros (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Κουμουνδούρος; Oitylo, 1846 – Athens, 1924) was a Greek Navy officer and politician.
Biography
Konstantinos Koumoundouros was born at Oitylo or Kalamata in 1846, the son of the politician and multiple Prime Minister of Greece, Alexandros Koumoundouros (1817–1883).[1][2] The younger Koumoundouros entered the Hellenic Naval Academy, graduating in 1871 as an Ensign,[2] while following in parallel a political career, being elected mayor of Oitylo and entering the Hellenic Parliament as an MP for his native Messenia in 1879, being repeatedly re-elected until 1922. Initially a supporter of Theodoros Deligiannis, under whom he served as Minister for Naval Affairs in 1890–92, Koumoundouros quarrelled with Deligiannis and went over to his rival, Charilaos Trikoupis.[1]
In the Greco-Turkish War of 1897, Deligiannis, with the rank of Major, commanded a battalion in the Epirus front, and was defeated at the Battle of Pente Pigadia, losing a fifth of his troops.[2] In 1899, he was appointed Minister of Military Affairs in Georgios Theotokis' cabinet. His last political office was as Speaker of the 18th Parliament in the 1908–1909 term.[1] Koumoundouros was discharged from the Navy in 1908, with the rank of Vice Admiral.[2]
He died at Athens in 1924.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Πρόεδροι της Βουλής και των Εθνοσυνελεύσεων, 1821–2008 [Presidents of Parliament and the National Assemblies, 1821–2008] (PDF) (in Greek). Hellenic Parliament Foundation for Parliamentarism and Democracy. 2009. pp. 310–312. ISBN 978-960-6757-16-7. External link in
|publisher=(help) - 1 2 3 4 Μεγάλη Στρατιωτική και Ναυτική Εγκυκλοπαιδεία. Τόμος Δ′: Καβάδης – Μωριάς [Great Military and Naval Encyclopedia. Volume IV] (in Greek). Athens. 1929. p. 210.