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Nikolaos Plastiras

1883 - 1953

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Nikolaos Plastiras (Greek: Νικόλαος Πλαστήρας; 4 November 1883 – 26 July 1953) was a Greek general and politician, who served three times as Prime Minister of Greece. A distinguished soldier known for his personal bravery, he became famous as "The Black Rider" during the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922, where he commanded the 5/42 Evzone Regiment. After the Greek defeat in the war, along with other Venizelist officers he launched the 11 September 1922 Revolution that deposed King Constantine I of Greece and his government. The military-led government ruled until January 1924, when power was handed over to an elected National Assembly, which later declared the Second Hellenic Republic. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nikolaos Plastiras is the 8,769th most popular politician (down from 8,645th in 2019), the 443rd most popular biography from Greece (up from 450th in 2019) and the 194th most popular Greek Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Nikolaos Plastiras ranks 8,769 out of 19,576. Before him are Pasenadi, Aeacides of Epirus, Vladimir of Novgorod, Philip I, Count of Boulogne, Aristomenes, and Leopold Figl. After him are James Michel, Robert Badinter, Boril of Bulgaria, Orso Ipato, József Antall, and James Louis Sobieski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Nikolaos Plastiras ranks 101. Before him are Joseph Stilwell, Dmitry Manuilsky, John Taylor, Vladimir Antonov-Ovseyenko, Louis Massignon, and Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope. After him are Bertram Ramsay, Fritz Gerlich, Ludwig Müller, Ahmed Nihad, Isaak Brodsky, and Eugen Ritter von Schobert. Among people deceased in 1953, Nikolaos Plastiras ranks 63. Before him are Prince Oscar Bernadotte, Sergey Belyavsky, Elsa Beskow, Albert Gleizes, Julian Tuwim, and Francesco Saverio Nitti. After him are Ernst Reuter, René Fonck, Chōjun Miyagi, Karl Staaf, Boris Kidrič, and Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Nikolaos Plastiras ranks 443 out of 1,024. Before him are Constantine Phaulkon (1647), Antalcidas (-500), Agesilaus I (null), Telesilla (-500), Neferkara I (-2780), and Aristomenes (-700). After him are Glaucias of Taulantii (-335), Glaucon (-445), Afet İnan (1908), Damaskinos of Athens (1891), Pavlos Kountouriotis (1855), and Asclepigenia (400).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Nikolaos Plastiras ranks 194. Before him are Constantine Kanaris (1793), Constantine Phaulkon (1647), Antalcidas (-500), Agesilaus I (null), Neferkara I (-2780), and Aristomenes (-700). After him are Glaucias of Taulantii (-335), Damaskinos of Athens (1891), Pavlos Kountouriotis (1855), Turhan Pasha Përmeti (1846), Archelaus of Sparta (-790), and Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece (1967).

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