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Sofoklis Venizelos
Σοφοκλής Βενιζέλος
Prime Minister of Greece
In office 21 August 1950 – 27 October 1951
Monarch
Paul
Preceded by
Nikolaos Plastiras
Succeeded by
Nikolaos Plastiras
In office 23 March 1950 – 15 April 1950
Monarch
Paul
Preceded by
Ioannis Theotokis
Succeeded by
Nikolaos Plastiras
In office 14 April 1944 – 26 April 1944
Monarch
George II
Preceded by
Emmanouil Tsouderos
Succeeded by
Georgios Papandreou
Deputy Prime Minister of Greece
In office 8 November – 30 December 1963
Monarch
Paul
Prime Minister
Georgios Papandreou
Preceded by
Panagiotis Kanellopoulos
Succeeded by
Stefanos Stefanopoulos
In office 27 October 1951 – 11 October 1952
Monarch
Paul
Prime Minister
Nikolaos Plastiras
Preceded by
Emmanouil Tsouderos
Succeeded by
Panagiotis Kanellopoulos
In office 30 June 1949 – 6 January 1950
Monarch
Paul
Prime Minister
Alexandros Diomidis
Preceded by
Konstantinos Tsaldaris
Succeeded by
Panagiotis Kanellopoulos
In office 24 January – 29 August 1947
Monarch
Paul
Prime Minister
Dimitrios Maximos
Preceded by
Konstantinos Tsaldaris
Succeeded by
Konstantinos Tsaldaris
In office 24 May – 30 August 1944
Monarch
George II
Prime Minister
Georgios Papandreou
Preceded by
Georgios Rousos
Succeeded by
Kyriakos Varvaresos
Minister of National Defense
In office 21 August – 9 September 1950
Monarch
Paul
Prime Minister
Himself
Preceded by
Philippos Manoulidis
Succeeded by
Konstantinos Rendis
In office 10 April – 24 July 1952
Monarch
Paul
Prime Minister
Nikolaos Plastiras
Preceded by
Alexandros Sakellariou
Succeeded by
Georgios Mavros
Personal details
Born
3 November 1894 Chania, Vilayet of Crete, Ottoman Empire (present-day Greece)
Died
7 February 1964 (aged 69) on board SS Hellas, Aegean Sea
Political party
Liberal Party Centre Union
Relations
Kyriakos Venizelos (brother) Nikitas Venizelos (nephew) Konstantinos Mitsotakis (nephew) Dora Bakoyannis (great-niece) Alexandra Mitsotaki (great-niece) Kyriakos Mitsotakis (great-nephew)
Children
Despina Venizelou-Laskari
Parent(s)
Eleftherios Venizelos Maria Katelouzou
Alma mater
Hellenic Army Academy
Signature
Military service
Allegiance
Kingdom of Greece
Branch/service
Hellenic Army
Years of service
1911-1920
Rank
Captain
Battles/wars
World War I
Macedonian Front
Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)
Sofoklis[a] Venizelos (Greek: Σοφοκλής Βενιζέλος; 3 November 1894 – 7 February 1964) was a Greek politician who served three times as Prime Minister of Greece: in 1944 (in exile), 1950 and 1950–1951.
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