George S. Mercouris
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George S. Mercouris (
fascist party, they were one of several small far right parties in Greece at the time.[1] During the occupation of Greece, Mercouris was appointed by the Nazis as Governor of the National Bank of Greece
.
Biography
Mercouris was born in
University of Athens, as well as in Paris. For his first political appointment he was elected as Member of Parliament
in 1915 and he served until 1929.
In summer 1917 was exiled by the French and Venizelists to
Minister of National Economy in the Alexandros Zaimis cabinet from December 1926 until August 1927. He also served as the Greek delegate to the League of Nations
in 1927.
Mercouris was re-elected to parliament, in September 1932, and made vice-president of the
Axis occupation) appointed him Governor of the National Bank of Greece
in 1943.
Personal life
He died of a
Stamatis was later an MP for the United Democratic Left, and his niece was the famous actress, singer, and politician Melina Mercouri
. Because of his political views, they refused to attend his funeral.
References
- ^ "National Socialist Party". themediabriefing.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
Sources
- ISBN 0-13-089301-3.
- Who Were the Fascists?: Social Roots of European Fascism edited by Stein Ugelvik Larsen, Jan P. Myklebust, and Bernt Hagtvet, 1980, ISBN 82-00-05331-8.
- I Was Born Greek by ISBN 0-340-10611-5.
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