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Bookmark or Share- Eleftherios Venizelos - WikipediaEleftherios Kyriakou Venizelos (Greek: Ελευθέριος Κυριάκου Βενιζέλος, romanized: Eleuthérios Kyriákou Venizélos, pronounced [elefˈθeri.os cirˈʝaku veniˈzelos]; 23 August [O.S. 11 August] 1864 [1] – 18 March 1936) was a Cretan Greek statesman and prominent leader of the Greek national liberation movement.
- Venizelism - WikipediaVenizelos' liberal party ruled Greece from 1910 until 1916. That year, determined to enter World War I on the entente side, Venizelos rebelled against the king and formed a Provisional Government of National Defence in Thessaloniki. Venizelos regained full control of the country in 1917 and ruled until losing the 1920 elections.
- Eleutherios Venizelos - Encyclopedia.comThe Greek statesman Eleutherios Venizelos (1864-1936) ranks as the most important figure in early-20th-century Greek politics. He won his country over to the Allied side in World War I and then achieved prominence as an international statesman.
- Eleftherios Venizelos: The Leader Who Expanded Greece’s BordersEleftherios Venizelos. Credit: Public Domain. Born in Mournies, Chania on August 23, 1864, Eleftherios Venizelos served seven times as Greece’s prime minister. For most people, he was viewed as the country’s most important politician because he expanded Greek borders and brought Constitutional reforms that modernized Greece.
- Eleuthérios Venizélos summary | BritannicaEleuthérios Venizélos, (born Aug. 23, 1864, Mourniés, Crete, Ottoman Empire—died March 18, 1936, Paris, France), Greek revolutionary leader.Son of a Cretan revolutionary, he served in the government of autonomous Crete as minister of justice (1899–1901), then led an insurrection that forced the autocratic high commissioner to leave Crete (1905).
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