Demetrios Vikelas was a Greek businessman and writer; he was the co-founder and first president of the International Olympic Committee, from 1894 to 1896.
A portrait of Vikelas by Nikolaos Xydias Typaldos.
The International Olympic Committee at the first Olympic Games in Athens. Vikelas is seated in the center
Charilaos Trikoupis was a Greek politician who served as a Prime Minister of Greece seven times from 1875 until 1895.
Trikoupis at the podium of the Hellenic Parliament.
Greek satirical poster of 1895 depicting Trikoupis and his main political opponent Theodoros Deligiannis. The flag reads: "down with the taxes, up with the loans!"
Statue to Trikoupis outside the Old Parliament in Athens.