Panagiotis Poulitsas Explained

Panagiotis Poulitsas (Greek: Παναγιώτης Πουλίτσας, 9 September 1881 – 16 January 1968) was a Greek judge and archeologist who briefly served as interim Prime Minister of Greece from 4 April 1946 to 18 April 1946.^[1] He was born in Geraki, Laconia on 9 September 1881.^{[2] [3]}

As President of the Council of State, he took the premiership of an interim government from 4 to 18 April 1946 after the troubled 31 March 1946 elections, which were simultaneous with the reigniting of the Greek Civil War.

In 1947, he became a member of the Archaeological Society of Athens and of the Academy of Athens, of which he was elected president in 1954.^[4]

He died in Athens on 16 January 1968 at the age of 86.^[5] He was the maternal grandfather of the famous author and playboy Taki Theodoracopulos.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Book: Featherstone, K. . The Last Ottomans: The Muslim Minority of Greece 1940–1949 . Papadimitriou . D. . Mamarelis . A. . Niarchos . G. . 2011. Springer . 978-0-230-29465-3 . 246 . en.
2. Michail Stamatelatos, Φωτεινή Βάμβα-Σταματελάτου. Επίτομο Γεωγραφικό Λεξικό της Ελλάδος (Geographical Dictionary of Greece). Athens: Hermes, 2001.
3. https://karitsa.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=karitsa&view=0&subview=0&pid=7234&g=1 Family Trees of Southern Parnon
4. http://www.academyofathens.gr/ecPage.asp?id=436&nt=18&lang=2 Ordinary Members of the Academy of Athens in order of selection
5. Book: Lentz, Harris M. . Heads of States and Governments Since 1945 . 2014 . Routledge . 978-1-134-26490-2 . 328 . en.
6. Web site: Not Fit To Print. newschoolfreepress.com. 24 October 2012. The New School Free Press. 20 May 2015.