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Eleftherios Venizelos

1864 - 1936

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Eleftherios Kyriakou Venizelos (Greek: Ελευθέριος Κυριάκου Βενιζέλος, romanized: Eleuthérios Kyriákou Venizélos, pronounced [elefˈθeri.os cirˈʝaku veniˈzelos]; 23 August [O.S. 11 August] 1864 – 18 March 1936) was a Cretan Greek statesman and prominent leader of the Greek national liberation movement. As the leader of the Liberal Party, Venizelos served as prime minister of Greece for over 12 years, spanning eight terms from 1910 to 1933. He first made his mark on the international stage with his leading role in securing the autonomy of the Cretan State, and later in the island's union with Greece. In 1909, he was invited to Athens to resolve the political deadlock and became Prime Minister. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eleftherios Venizelos is the 1,502nd most popular politician (down from 1,287th in 2019), the 110th most popular biography from Greece (down from 106th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Greek Politician.

Eleftherios Venizelos is most famous for being a Greek Prime Minister and for his role in the Balkan Wars.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eleftherios Venizelos ranks 1,502 out of 19,576. Before him are John Tyler, Cambyses I, Agrippina the Elder, Makarios III, Mohammed Shahabuddin, and John IV of Portugal. After him are Constantine VI, Mausolus, Ladislaus I of Hungary, Alexei Rykov, Manuel Noriega, and Fritz Sauckel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1864, Eleftherios Venizelos ranks 13. Before him are Alois Alzheimer, Walther Nernst, Maurice Leblanc, Princess Stéphanie of Belgium, Hermann Minkowski, and Alfred Hermann Fried. After him are Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine, Miguel de Unamuno, Frances Cleveland, Charles Cooley, Yun Chi-ho, and Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Urach. Among people deceased in 1936, Eleftherios Venizelos ranks 17. Before him are Lev Kamenev, Oswald Spengler, Ferdinand Tönnies, Grigory Zinoviev, Fuad I of Egypt, and Charles Nicolle. After him are Miguel de Unamuno, Alexander Glazunov, G. K. Chesterton, Albert Fish, Ottorino Respighi, and Louis Blériot.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Eleftherios Venizelos ranks 110 out of 1,024. Before him are Theo Angelopoulos (1935), Antiochus V Eupator (-173), Admetus (null), Dionysius the Areopagite (100), Aristides (-550), and Agrippina the Elder (-14). After him are Melina Mercouri (1920), Pheidippides (-600), Mahfiruz Hatun (1590), Athenagoras I of Constantinople (1886), Berenice I of Egypt (-340), and Polycrates (-600).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Eleftherios Venizelos ranks 39. Before him are Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt (1789), John V Palaiologos (1332), Antiochus V Eupator (-173), Admetus (null), Aristides (-550), and Agrippina the Elder (-14). After him are Mahfiruz Hatun (1590), Berenice I of Egypt (-340), Polycrates (-600), Critias (-460), Necho II (-625), and Katerina Sakellaropoulou (1956).

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