Dimitrios Gounaris

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Dimitrios Gounaris (Greek: Δημήτριος Γούναρης) (1866-1922) was the Prime Minister of Greece from March 10, 1915 to August 23, 1915 and April 8, 1921 to May 16, 1922. He was the right-wing opponent of his contemporary Eleftherios Venizelos.

Gounaris was noted for his opposition to Greece's involvement in the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922 and World War I. He was executed in Athens, on November 28 (November 15 OS), 1922, for his role in the Asia Minor disaster.


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Preceded by:
Eleftherios Venizelos
Prime Minister of Greece
March 10, 1915 - August 23, 1915
Succeeded by:
Eleftherios Venizelos
Preceded by:
Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos
Prime Minister of Greece
April 8, 1921 - May 16, 1922
Succeeded by:
Nikolaos Stratos