Les Credits Alliés (1918-1919)

Tsouderos, Emmanouel Ioannou [ Tsuderos, Emmanouil (1882-1956)]

Published by P.G. Macris, Athenes, 1924

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21x14cm, 27 pp., Not listed in WorldCat. ["Emmanouil Tsouderos.,.was a political and financial figure of Greece. During World War II he served briefly as Prime Minister of Greece in 1941 and afterwards as Prime Minister in the Greek government in exile (1941-1944). Emmanuel Tsouderos was born in 1882 in Rethymno in Crete (then part of the Ottoman empire). He studied law at Athens University, and economics in Paris and London. He returned to Crete aged 24, and was elected Member of Parliament of the Cretan Legislature (1906 1912), when Crete had autonomous status under the suzerainty of the Ottoman empire and was under the protection of Russia, Britain, France and Italy. After the union of Crete with Greece in December 1913, he was elected to the Hellenic Parliament, and served as Minister of Transportation under Eleftherios Venizelos, and Minister of Finances under Themistoklis Sophoulis. In 1928, when the Central Bank of Greece was established, Tsuderos was appointed its first vice-Governor, and in 1931 its Governor. In 1941 during World War II the Greek Prime Minister Alexandros Koryzis committed suicide as the Nazi army advanced towards Athens, and Tsouderos succeeded him as Prime Minister of Greece (21 29 April 1941). After assuming power Tsouderos fled with King George II to Crete, where he organised Greek forces to face the coming German invasion. Tsouderos fled again during the Battle of Crete. He went to the Middle East and later Egypt. Tsouderos headed the Greek government in exile from 29 April 1941 until 13 April 1944.,." - wikipedia]. Rubbed. Cover stains. Spine torn. Just Good. Seller Inventory # 025367

Bibliographic Details

Title: Les Credits Alliés (1918-1919)

Publisher: P.G. Macris, Athenes

Publication Date: 1924

Binding: orig.wrappers