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'''Alexandros Sakellariou''' ([[Greek language|Greek]] Αλέξανδρος Σακελλαρίου), [[1887]]–[[1982]]) was a [[Greeks|Greek]] admiral and politician.

Sakellariou entered the [[Hellenic Naval Academy]] in [[1906]] and served in the [[Royal Hellenic Navy]] in the [[Balkan Wars]] and until [[1918]], when he was discharged due to his royalist convictions during the [[National Schism]]. As with many other royalist officers, he rejoined the military in the [[1920s]]. In March [[1935]], as Rear Admiral, he commanded the naval forces that were dispatched to subdue the naval units that took part in the [[Venizelist]] [[1935 Greek coup d'état attempt|coup attempt]]. After the coup's suppression, he served as president of the court martial that tried the mutinous officers, and was promoted to Chief of the Fleet.

From this post he played a key role in the bloodless coup of [[Georgios Kondylis]] on [[10 October]] [[1935]], which quickly abolished the [[Second Hellenic Republic]] and restored the monarchy. In [[1937]], Sakellariou was appointed as Chief of the Navy General Staff, and continued in this post during the [[Greco-Italian War]]. Following the suicide of [[Prime Minister of Greece|Prime Minister]] [[Alexandros Koryzis]] on [[18 April]] [[1941]], during the German invasion of Greece, [[King George II]] named Sakellariou as Minister for Naval Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister (with [[Emmanouil Tsouderos]] assuming office as Prime Minister on [[20 April]]). In the face of the German advance and the heavy losses suffered by the surface vessels to the Luftwaffe, Sakellariou ordered the remaining ships to evacuate Greece towards British-held Egypt, where the Greek king and his government arrived later to form a government in exile, which was based in Cairo until Liberation in [[1944]]. Sakellariou resigned his government posts on [[2 May]] [[1942]] but remained at the head of the Greek Navy throughout the war.

After Liberation, in 1946 he successfully stood for election in Parliament in the [[Attica]]-[[Boeotia]] prefecture. On [[29 July]] [[1947]], he was named Minister of Supply and Minister of Merchant Marine in the [[Konstantinos Tsaldaris]] cabinet. In the succeeding cabinet of [[Themistoklis Sofoulis]], he was once again Minister for Naval Affairs (until 18 November 1948).
Finally, in the 1951-1952 [[Nikolaos Plastiras]] cabinet, Sakellariou was appointed as [[Minister for National Defence (Greece)|Minister for National Defence]], until his resignation on 31 March 1952.

He died in 1982.

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 From this post he played a key role in the bloodless coup of [[Georgios Kondylis]] on [[10 October]] [[1935]], which quickly abolished the [[Second Hellenic Republic]] and restored the monarchy. In [[1937]], Sakellariou was appointed as Chief of the Navy General Staff, and continued in this post during the [[Greco-Italian War]]. Following the suicide of [[Prime Minister of Greece|Prime Minister]] [[Alexandros Koryzis]] on [[18 April]] [[1941]], during the German invasion of Greece, [[King George II]] named Sakellariou as Minister for Naval Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister (with [[Emmanouil Tsouderos]] assuming office as Prime Minister on [[20 April]]). In the face of the German advance and the heavy losses suffered by the surface vessels to the Luftwaffe, Sakellariou ordered the remaining ships to evacuate Greece towards British-held Egypt, where the Greek king and his government arrived later to form a government in exile, which was based in Cairo until Liberation in [[1944]]. Sakellariou resigned his government posts on [[2 May]] [[1942]] but remained at the head of the Greek Navy throughout the war.
-After Liberation, in 1946 he successfully stood for election in Parliament in the [[Attica]]-[[Boeotia]] prefecture. On [[29 July]] [[1947]], he was named Minister of Supply and Minister of Merchant Marine in the [[Konstantinos Tsaldaris]] cabinet. In the succeeding cabinet of [[Themistoklis Sofoulis]], he was once again Minister for Naval Affairs (until 18 November 1948).
+After Liberation, in [[1946]] he successfully stood for election in Parliament in the [[Attica]]-[[Boeotia]] prefecture under the banner of his own [[Panhellenic National Party]]. On [[29 July]] [[1947]], he was named Minister of Supply and Minister of Merchant Marine in the [[Konstantinos Tsaldaris]] cabinet. In the succeeding cabinet of [[Themistoklis Sofoulis]], he was once again Minister for Naval Affairs (until 18 November 1948).
 Finally, in the 1951-1952 [[Nikolaos Plastiras]] cabinet, Sakellariou was appointed as [[Minister for National Defence (Greece)|Minister for National Defence]], until his resignation on 31 March 1952.