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Dimitrios Gounaris
1867Jan, 5

Dimitrios Gounaris

Dimitrios Gounaris, Greek lawyer and politician, 94th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1922)
Dimitrios Gounaris (Greek: Δημήτριος Γούναρης; 5 January 1867 – 28 November 1922 (15 November Old Style) was the Prime Minister of Greece from 25 February to 10 August 1915 and 26 March 1921 to 3 May 1922. Leader of the People's Party, he was the main right-wing opponent of his contemporary Eleftherios Venizelos.

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