Andreas Zaimis

Ανδρέας ΖαΐμηςPresident of the Provisional Administration of GreeceIn office
18 April 1826 – 26 March 1827 (o.s.)Preceded byGeorgios KountouriotisSucceeded byVice-gubernatorial Committee of 1827 Personal detailsBorn1791
Kerpini, Kalavryta, Ottoman EmpireDied4 May 1840 (aged 49)
Athens, GreeceSpouseEleni Deligianni

Andreas Asimakis Zaimis (Greek: Ανδρέας Ζαΐμης; 1791 – 4 May 1840) was a Greek freedom fighter and government leader during the Greek War of Independence.^[1]

Biography

Born in Kalavryta, in the northern Peloponnesos, Zaimis was a private and later leader of armed men who fought the Ottoman Turks during the Greek Revolution.

In 1826, Zaimis was chosen as the leader of the interim Greek government. His son, Thrasivoulos Zaimis, and grandson, Alexandros Zaimis, would also serve as Prime Ministers of Greece.

Political offices
Preceded by Georgios Kountouriotis	President of the Administrative Committee 18 April 1826 – 26 March 1827 (o.s.)	Succeeded by Vice-gubernatorial Committee of 1827

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