Pavlos Kountouriotis
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Pavlos Kountouriotis was a Greek admiral who served during the Balkan Wars, was regent of Greece, and the first president of the Second Hellenic Republic. In total he served four times as head of the
Kountouriotis c. 1915
Kountouriotis and crew on the deck of Georgios Averof, 1912
The signal sent by Admiral Kountouriotis from the cruiser Georgios Averof to the fleet, at the start of the Battle of Elli.-- Translated it reads: "By the power of God and with the wishes of the King and in the name of Justice, I sail with unstoppable force and with confidence about victory against the enemy of the race."
Kountouriotis in 1924 is sworn in as the first President of the Second Hellenic Republic
George II of Greece
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George II was King of Greece from 27 September 1922 until 25 March 1924, and again from 25 November 1935 until his death on 1 April 1947.
Pavlos Kountouriotis
…resigned as Regent on 17 November, to be replaced by Queen Olga, King Alexander's grandmother. The following month, Constantine was restored. After King George II of Greece was deposed, he served as the first president (provisional) of the Second Hellenic Republic, from September 1925 until his resignation in March 1926…
George II, c. 1942
George (lower right) with his parents and younger brother, 1894
George in Prussian uniform, 1914
Arrival of Crown Prince George in Smyrna (İzmir), 1921