Venizélos, Eleuthérios (Kyriakos)
- Venizélos, Eleuthérios (Kyriakos)
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born Aug. 23, 1864, Mourniés, Crete, Ottoman Empire
died March 18, 1936, Paris, France
Greek revolutionary leader.
Son of a Cretan revolutionary,
he served in the government of autonomous Crete as minister of justice (
1899–
1901),
then led an insurrection that forced the autocratic high commissioner to leave Crete (
1905).
In Athens,
he led the Military League opposition group and effected the union of Crete with Greece.
As premier of Greece (
1910–
15)
he helped form the Balkan League.
During the Balkan Wars,
his policies doubled Greece'
s area and population.
In World War I he supported the Allies;
he resigned when opposed by the pro-
German King Constantine,
led the opposition that forced the king into exile,
and again became premier (
1917–
20),
aligning Greece with the Allies and successfully protecting Greek interests at the Paris Peace Conference.
He served three more stints as premier (
1924,
1928–
32,
1933),
but he was forced into exile when the monarchy was restored in 1935.
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