- Alexandros Koryzis
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term_start =January 29 ,1941
term_end =April 18 ,1941
predecessor =Ioannis Metaxas
successor =Emmanouil Tsouderos
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birth_date = 1885
birth_place =Poros ,Greece
death_date = death date|1941|4|18|mf=y
death_place =Athens, Greece
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footnotes =Alexandros Korizis ( _el. Αλέξανδρος Κοριζής, 1885 –
April 18 ,1941 ) was thePrime Minister ofGreece briefly in 1941.He assumed this role on
January 29 ,1941 , when his predecessor, the dictatorIoannis Metaxas died, during theGreco-Italian War . Prior to this, he was governor of theBank of Greece . Although largely powerless, as the government was effectively controlled by King George II, he still bore the burden of the German invasion which commenced onApril 6 of the same year. Less than two weeks later, onApril 18 , as German troops marched towardsAthens and the city was placed undermartial law , he committedsuicide by shooting himself. The cause of his death was initially reported to be a heart attack, probably to avoid causing mass panic inAthens .He was originally from the small island of
Poros in Greece, where a museum dedicated to his life and contribution exists today.
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