Anastasios Charalambis
Anastasios Charalambis | |
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 Anastasios Charalambis c. 1913-17 | |
| Native name | Αναστάσιος Χαραλάμπης |
| Born | 22 September 1862[1] Kalavryta, Kingdom of Greece |
| Died | 11 March 1949 (aged 86) Athens, Kingdom of Greece |
| Allegiance | |
| Service/ |  Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | 1st Infantry Division (Chief of Staff) 6th Infantry Division (Chief of Staff) II Army Corps (Chief of Staff) |
| Wars | Greco-Turkish War (1897) Balkan Wars |
| Awards | Minister of Military Affairs Chairman of Military Council |
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Anastasios Charalambis (
Military service
Anastasios Charalambis was born in
He was again promoted to major in 1908, lieutenant colonel in 1910 and colonel in 1913. During the Balkan Wars of 1912–1913, he served as Chief of Staff of the 1st Infantry Division in Macedonia, then of the 6th Infantry Division in the operations in Epirus, before returning to the 1st Division for the operations against the Kingdom of Bulgaria in the Second Balkan War.[2][3]
In 1914 he was placed as Chief of Staff to the II Army Corps, and then as Director of the Artillery Bureau of the Ministry of Military Affairs.[2][3] From 26 April to 19 May and from 22 May to 14 June 1917 he served as Minister of Military Affairs, and then from 26 June as Chief of the Army's Staff Service until November. In early 1918 he was placed in command of the II Army Corps, and retired from the Army on 23 July 1918.[2][3] He was promoted to major general in 1917 and Lt. General in 1918.[3]
Prime Minister
Following the
Until Krokidas could reach Athens to be sworn in, Charalambis was sworn in as temporary Prime Minister and Minister for Military Affairs on 16 September, serving for one day (and concurrently also as provisional Interior Minister).[4] After Krokidas arrived, he assumed the posts of Prime Minister and Interior Minister, while Charalambis remained Minister for Military Affairs until the cabinet's resignation on 14 November 1922.[2][5]
Council chairman
He was recalled from retirement in 1927 to serve as chairman of the military council for the re-admission of officers purged for political reasons over the previous years.[2][3] Charalambis died on 11 March 1949.[3]
References
- Old Style.
- ^ a b c d e f g Μεγάλη Στρατιωτική και Ναυτική Εγκυκλοπαιδεία. Τόμος Στ′: Σαράντα Εκκλησίαι – Ώχρα [Great Military and Naval Encyclopedia. Volume VI] (in Greek). Athens. 1930. p. 567.
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- ^ "Κυβέρνησις ΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΙΟΥ ΧΑΡΑΛΑΜΠΗ - Από 16.9.1922 έως 17.9.1922" (in Greek). General Secretariat of the Government. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ "Κυβέρνησις ΣΩΤΗΡΙΟΥ ΚΡΟΚΙΔΑ - Από 17.9.1922 έως 14.11.1922" (in Greek). General Secretariat of the Government. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
