Benizelos Roufos Explained

Benizelos Roufos
Office1:Prime Minister of Greece
Term Start1:29 April 1863
Term End1:18 October 1863 (o.s.)
Monarch1:vacant
Predecessor1:Diomidis Kyriakos
Successor1:Dimitrios Voulgaris
Term Start2:28 November 1865
Term End2:9 June 1866 (o.s.)
Monarch2:George I
Predecessor2:Epameinondas Deligeorgis
Successor2:Dimitrios Voulgaris
Birth Date:1795
Birth Place:Patras, Morea Eyalet, Ottoman Empire (now Greece)
Death Date:18 March 1868 (aged 73)
Death Place:Patras, Kingdom of Greece
Nationality:Greek
Battles:Greek War of Independence
Relations:Athanasios Kanakaris
Allegiance: First Hellenic Republic

Benizelos Roufos (; 1795–1868) was a Greek politician and Prime Minister of Greece.

Biography

Early life

Roufos was born in Patras in 1795, a scion of the wealthy Roufos-Kanakaris family. He was the son of Athanasios Kanakaris who fought during the Greek War of Independence.

Career

During the government of Ioannis Kapodistrias (1828–1830), Roufos became governor of Elis. Later he would also serve as Foreign Minister. In 1855, Roufos was elected Mayor of Patras, a post he held for three years.

When King Otto was exiled in 1862 as a result of a revolution, Roufos became one of three viceroys - along with Konstantinos Kanaris and Dimitrios Voulgaris - that held power from 10 October 1862 until 19 October 1863.[1] Roufos served twice as Prime Minister of Greece, with his first term interrupted for a few days in June 1863.[2]

Death

Roufos died in Patras on 18 March 1868.

Notes and References

  1. News: 1862-11-04 . The Greek Revolution . 3 . The Western Daily Press . 2023-06-23.
  2. Book: Veremēs, Thanos . Historical dictionary of Greece . 1995 . Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press . 978-0-8108-2888-9 . 246.