Eleftherios Venizelos

greece, prime minister, statesman, crete, chania

Born Aug 23, 1864

Chania, Crete, Greece

Passed Away Mar 18, 1936 Chania, Crete, Greece

Lifespan 71 years old

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"A statesman must dare to see beyond the storm and steer the ship of state with unwavering faith."

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Eminent statesman and multiple-term Prime Minister of Greece who doubled the territory and population of the modern Greek state.

Biographical Record

Eleftherios Venizelos was modern Greece's most influential and visionary political leader, renowned for his diplomatic brilliance and modernization reforms.

Starting as a revolutionary leader in Crete fighting for union with Greece (Enosis), Venizelos became Prime Minister in 1910, orchestrating the Balkan League victories in 1912–1913 that liberated Macedonia, Epirus, and the Aegean Islands.

His brilliant diplomacy at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 realized the dream of 'Greece of the Two Continents and Five Seas', leaving an enduring imprint on Greek constitutional and social life.

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Venizelos Tombs
Chania, Crete, Greece

                         GPS: 35.5256, 24.0561                    

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