Andreas Zaimis

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]

Andreas Zaimis
Ανδρέας Ζαΐμης
President of the Provisional Administration of Greece
In office
18 April 1826 – 26 March 1827 (o.s.)
Preceded byGeorgios Kountouriotis
Succeeded byVice-gubernatorial Committee of 1827
Personal details
Born1791
Kerpini, Kalavryta, Ottoman Empire
Died4 May 1840 (aged 49)
Athens, Greece
SpouseEleni Deligianni

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.

References
  1. Ιστορικά, issue. 12, 2001, Ελευθεροτυπία (Greek).
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