Dimitrios Rallis

Dimitrios Rallis
Δημήτριος Ράλλης
Born	1844 Athens
Died	6 August 1921 (aged 76–77) Dionysos, Attika[1]
Resting place	First Cemetery of Athens
Alma mater	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Occupation	politician
Years active	1863–1921
Political party	Neohellenic Party (1891 – c. 1910)
Spouse	Loukia Mavrou-Ralli
Children	Ioannis Rallis Georgios D. Rallis
Father	Georgios A. Rallis
Family	Rallis family
Awards	Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer

Dimitrios Rallis (Greek: Δημήτριος Ράλλης; 1844^a–1921) was a Greek politician,[2] founder and leader of the Neohellenic or "Third Party".[3]

Family

He was born in Athens in 1844. He was descended from an old Greek political family. Before Greek independence, his grandfather, Alexander Rallis, was a prominent Phanariote. His father, Georgios A. Rallis [el], was a minister in Andreas Miaoulis's government, and later served as the Chief Justice of the Greek Supreme Court.

Political career

Rallis was elected to Parliament in 1872 and always represented the same Athenian constituency.[2] He became Minister in several governments and served as Prime Minister five times.[4] He last formed a government after the 1920 election and it was his cabinet that authorised the plebiscite that saw King Constantine's return to the throne.

Death and legacy

Dimitrios Rallis died of cancer in Athens on 5 August 1921 at the age of 77. His son, Ioannis Rallis, was a Quisling Prime Minister during the Axis occupation of Greece. His grandson, George Rallis, served as Prime Minister in the early 1980s.[5]

Notes

• ^a In the family tomb the date of birth is given as 14 April 1842.[6]

References

1. Πρόεδροι της Βουλής, Γερουσίας & Εθνοσυνελεύσεων 1821 - 2008, p. 296
2. Smith, Michael Llewellyn (January 1999). Ionian Vision: Greece in Asia Minor, 1919–1922. University of Michigan Press. pp. 324–5. ISBN 978-0-472-10990-6. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
3. Λάγγα Παναγιώτα: "ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣ Γ. ΡΑΛΛΗΣ (1844-1921)"
4. Clogg, Richard (1987). Parties and Elections in Greece: The Search for Legitimacy. Duke University Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-8223-0794-5. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
5. Clogg, Richard (2002). A Concise History of Greece. Cambridge University Press. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-521-00479-4. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
6. "Νεωτερη Ελληνικη Ιστορια: 49) Προεδροι Βουλησ: Ραλλησ Δημητριοσ".

Political offices
Preceded by Theodoros Deligiannis	Prime Minister of Greece 18 April – 21 September 1897 (o.s.)	Succeeded by Alexandros Zaimis
Preceded by Georgios Theotokis	Prime Minister of Greece 6 December 1903 – 17 December 1904 (o.s.)	Succeeded by Georgios Theotokis
Preceded by Theodoros Deligiannis	Prime Minister of Greece 9 June – 8 December 1905 (o.s.)	Succeeded by Georgios Theotokis
Preceded by Georgios Theotokis	Prime Minister of Greece 7 July – 15 August 1909 (o.s.)	Succeeded by Kyriakoulis Mavromichalis
Preceded by Eleftherios Venizelos	Prime Minister of Greece 4 November 1920 – 24 January 1921 (o.s.)	Succeeded by Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos