Theodoros Pangalos | |
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Θεόδωρος Πάγκαλος | |
![]() Pangalos, c. early 1920s | |
President of Greece | |
In office 19 July 1926 – 22 August 1926 | |
Prime Minister | Athanasios Eftaxias |
Preceded by | Pavlos Kountouriotis |
Succeeded by | Pavlos Kountouriotis |
Prime Minister of Greece | |
In office 26 June 1925 – 19 July 1926 | |
President | Pavlos Kountouriotis |
Preceded by | Andreas Michalakopoulos |
Succeeded by | Athanasios Eftaxias |
Personal details | |
Born | Salamis, Kingdom of Greece | 11 January 1878
Died | 26 February 1952 Athens, Kingdom of Greece | (aged 74)
Political party | Independent (Venizelist) |
Spouse |
Arianna Slias-Sachtouris
(m. 1901) |
Relations |
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Children | 4 |
Education | Ionideios Model High School of Piraeus |
Alma mater | Hellenic Army Academy |
Occupation |
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Awards | |
Military service | |
Allegiance | |
Branch/service | Hellenic Army |
Years of service | 1900–1926 |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Commands | Army of the Evros |
Battles/wars | |
Lieutenant General Theodoros Pangalos (Greek: Θεόδωρος Πάγκαλος, romanized: Theódoros Pángalos; 11 January 1878 – 26 February 1952) was a Greek general, politician and dictator. A distinguished staff officer and an ardent Venizelist and anti-royalist, Pangalos played a leading role in the September 1922 revolt that deposed King Constantine I and in the establishment of the Second Hellenic Republic. In June 1925 Pangalos staged a bloodless coup, and his assumption of power was recognized by the National Assembly which named him prime minister. As a "constitutional dictator" he ruled the country until his overthrow in August 1926. From April 1926 until his deposition, he also occupied the office of President of the Republic.
Pangalos withdrew from public life for a while, but remained active in the Venizelist military circles. During the Axis occupation of Greece, Pangalos and military officers close to him played a role in the establishment of the Security Battalions. He was widely suspected of collaboration with the Germans.[1] Cleared by a postwar court, he ran unsuccessfully for political office and died in 1952.