Aristeidis Moraitinis Explained

Aristeidis Moraitinis
Office:Prime Minister of Greece
Term Start:9 February 1863
Term End:11 February 1863 (o.s.)
Predecessor:Dimitrios Voulgaris
Successor:Zinovios Valvis
Monarch2:George I
Term Start2:20 December 1867
Term End2:25 January 1868 (o.s.)
Predecessor2:Alexandros Koumoundouros
Successor2:Dimitrios Voulgaris
Birth Date:1806
Birth Place:Smyrna, Ottoman Empire
Death Date:1875
Death Place:Athens, Kingdom of Greece

Aristeidis Moraitinis (Greek: Αριστείδης Μωραïτίνης; 1806–1875) was born in Smyrna, Ottoman Empire (now İzmir, Turkey). He was educated in France. During the reign of King Otto, Moraitinis was a staunch member of the French Party. He served as the 15th Prime Minister of Greece for a few days in February 1863 during the period between the coup d'état against King Otto and the arrival of the new Danish-born Prince William, who would be known in Greece as King George I. Moraitinis was made Prime Minister a second time for a little over a month in 1868. He died in Athens 1875.

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