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Ioannis Metaxas (/ ˈ m ɛ t ə k s æ s /; Greek: Ιωάννης Μεταξάς; 12 April 1871 – 29 January 1941) was a Greek military officer and politician who was Prime Minister of Greece from 1936 until his death in 1941.
Apr 8, 2024 · Ioannis Metaxas (born April 12, 1871, Ithaca, Greece—died January 29, 1941, Athens) was a general and statesman who was dictator of Greece from 1936 to 1941. After active service in the Greco-Turkish war of 1897, Metaxas completed his military training in Germany.
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When the nonpolitical figure who headed a caretaker government charged with overseeing the elections died, he was replaced as prime minister by Gen. Ioannis Metaxas, a right-wing and lesser-known figure. Metaxas exploited labour unrest and a threatened general strike to persuade the king in August 1936 to suspend key articles of the constitution.
Ioannis Metaxas was the Prime Minister of Greece from 1936 to 1941. History looks at him as a general and dictator, but that may not necessarily give the whole picture. Sure, for the first four months of his stint as prime minister he did govern Greece with the constitution in mind.
- Early Years – Military Education and First Achievements↑
- Dismissal from The Army, Self-Exile and Return to Greece↑
- Metaxas in Politics – A Harsh Dictator Who Rejected The Italian Ultimatum↑
Born on the island of Ithaca, Greece in 1871, Ioannis Metaxas (1871-1941) graduated from the Officers’ School in 1890. Even during the early years of his career he distinguished himself with his firm patriotism, as well as with his powerful personality. In 1897 he participated in the Greco-Turkish War, serving at the time as a member of the staff o...
After the abdication of Constantine under pressure from the Allies, and the entrance of Greece into the war on the side of the Entente in June 1917, Metaxas was released from the army and sent into exile in Corsica. He was tried in absentiaand sentenced to death in January 1920, but he did return to Greece after the defeat of Venizelos’ party in th...
In the years after the disastrous end of the Asia Minor Campaign in 1922, Metaxas worked as a politician, encountering consecutive electoral failures, but also enjoying some short spells of ministerial duties. On 13 April 1936 Metaxas was appointed Prime Minister by George II, King of Greece (1890-1947). Some months later, on 4 August 1936 he suspe...
The 4th of August Regime ( Greek: Καθεστώς της 4ης Αυγούστου, romanized : Kathestós tis tetártis Avgoústou ), commonly also known as the Metaxas regime ( Καθεστώς Μεταξά, Kathestós Metaxá ), was an authoritarian regime under the leadership of General Ioannis Metaxas that ruled the Kingdom of Greece from ...
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Ioannis Metaxas (1871–1941) was a Greek general, statesman, and dictator. Born on the island of Ithaca on 12 April 1871, he graduated from the Military Academy in 1890. In the Greek-Turkish war of 1897 he served in the staff of the heir to the throne, Constantine.
