Petros Avgerinos Explained

Petros Avgerinos was a Greek politician.

Biography

He was born in Pyrgos, Elis and was related to the Avgerinos family. He was mayor of Pyrgos a number of times between 1868 and 1889.

During his term as mayor, he created the public market, the Apollo Theatre, and organised work on the Pyrgos-Katakolo railway line. He also ran a philharmonic school.

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