Eleftherios venizelos biography of albert

Eleftherios venizelos biography of albert Born on August 23, , in Chania, Crete, Eleftherios Venizelos rose to become one of Greece's most significant and influential politicians. His early education in law set the stage for a remarkable political career that would see him serve as the Prime Minister of Greece multiple times throughout the early 20th century. Venizelos was a pivotal figure during a time of national transformation, advocating for liberal reforms and modern democracy in Greece. Venizelos first entered the political arena in the late 19th century when the political landscape of Greece was heavily influenced by the desire for expansion and modernization. His tenure as the Prime Minister began in , during a period of significant upheaval and rivalry among European powers.

Eleftherios Venizelos

Eleftherios Venizelos was born in in the village of Mournies Crete and studied law at the University of Athens at a time when Crete was still under the Ottoman Empire. Venizelos was in favor of enosos, or Union with Greece and fought in the rebellion of When Crete was given its autonomy he helped draft the constitution and became a member of the government under Prince George, the high commissioner of the island.

His belief that Crete should be a part of Greece caused friection between him and Prince George and Venizelos moved to Greece. He becomes President of the Assembly of Cretans and then becomes Prime Minister of the Cretan State. In August Venizelos is elected to Parliament for Attica-Boeotia and on the 6th of October he is sworn in as Prime Minister of Greece.

Biography of albert einstein Eleftherios Kyriakou Venizelos 23 August — 18 March was a Cretan Greek statesman and prominent leader of the Greek national liberation movement. As leader of the Liberal Party , he held office as prime minister of Greece for over 12 years, spanning eight terms between and During his governance, Venizelos entered into diplomatic cooperation with the Great Powers and had a profound influence on the internal and external affairs of Greece. He has therefore been labelled as "The Maker of Modern Greece" and is still widely known as the " Ethnarch ". His first entry into the international scene was with his significant role in the autonomy of the Cretan State and later in the union of Crete with Greece.

and leader of the new "Liberal Party".  His leadership leads to many reforms and alliances with Greece's northern neighbors and as a result of this the size of the country doubled after the Balkan Wars. In World War I his support of Britain, France and Russia created antagonism between Venizelos and King Constantine who wanted Greece to remain nuetral, and twice he resigned over disagreements in foreign policy.

After his resignation Great Britain offers Cyprus to Greece in exchange for Greece entering the war on the side of the Allies.

Venizelos had such profound influence on the internal and external affairs of Greece that he is credited with being "the maker of modern Greece",[4] and he is still widely known as the "Ethnarch". His first entry into the international scene was with his significant role in the autonomy of the Cretan State and later in the union of Crete with Greece. Soon, he was invited to Greece to resolve the political deadlock and became the country's Prime Minister. Not only did he initiate constitutional and economic reforms that set the basis for the modernization of Greek society, but also reorganized both army and navy in preparation of future conflicts. Before the Balkan Wars of —, Venizelos' catalytic role helped gain Greece entrance to the Balkan League, an alliance of the Balkan states against Ottoman Turkey.

The Government rejects this proposal. 

Finally in Venizelos established a rival provisional government in Thessaloniki. This was known as the National Schism and would influence politics in the country for decades. When Constantine was forced to leave Greece by Britain and France and is replaced by a new King Alexander who is more favorable to the allies cause.

Venizelos becomes prime misnister and brings Greece into the war just in time to win a few battles and represent Greece at the Paris peace conference. Greece was rewarded for her contribution to the war by being given the High Commissionership of Smyrna .Greek troops were sent to Asia Minor to protect the Greek population.

The Treaty of Sevres in August of gave Greece almost the whole coast of Asia Minor as the Ottoman Empire was broken up.

Eleftherios Venizelos was born in in the village of Mournies Crete and studied law at the University of Athens at a time when Crete was still under the Ottoman Empire. Venizelos was in favor of enosos, or Union with Greece and fought in the rebellion of When Crete was given its autonomy he helped draft the constitution and became a member of the government under Prince George, the high commissioner of the island. His belief that Crete should be a part of Greece caused friection between him and Prince George and Venizelos moved to Greece. His leadership leads to many reforms and alliances with Greece's northern neighbors and as a result of this the size of the country doubled after the Balkan Wars.

This is known as to megalo idea or the great idea of a Greece of two continents. A return to the borders of the Byzantine empire, a new Hellas with its capital in Constantinople.

But Greece's fortunes change during this period.  King Alexander is bitten by a pet monkey and dies. King Constantine returns to Greece and Venizelos loses the election.

Shortly thereafter the Greek army loses the support of the allies and is routed in Turkey by the Nationalist led by Kemal Attaturk.

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    • This is known as the Asia Minor Catastrophe. The burning of Smyrna and exchange of population which follows is the end of Christianity in Turkey and an enormous refugee problem in Greece. Venizelos represented Greece at the Lausanne conference which ended the war and the megalo idea. He returned to power again in and during this period  the Bank of Greece, the Agricultural Bank, the State Council and the National Theatre are founded, 3, schools are built and important works of infrastructure are carried out.

    Even so he loses the elections of due to the international economic crisis caused by the Great Depression in the USA. After several attempts on his life and  involvement in an attempted coup in he had to leave the country for France. After he leaves trials and executions of prominent supporters of Venizelos are carried out  along with the Abolition of "Kingless Democracy" and return of George II to the throne following a rigged referendum.

    Venizelos dies a year later, his body taken by the destroyer "Pavlos Kountoyriotis" to Chania, avoiding Athens so as not to cause unrest.

    Venizelos was arguably the greatest leader in the history of the modern Greek state, perhaps one of the great leaders of the world. And yet in Greece as much as he was loved there were those who reviled him just as passionately.

  • He was a realist and a visionary, intelligent, flexible and daring, possessing an impressive personal charm. Some say he was the most charismatic statesman in all of Europe. Had he not had so much opposition from his own countrymen it is possible that Greece would now include Cyprus and the coast of Asia Minor including Constantinople with an educational and social system that other countries would be envious of.

    It was the right time, the right place and the right leader but sometimes in Greece even that is not enough.

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