Ioannis Metaxas (/ ˈ m ɛ t ə k s æ s /; Greek: Ιωάννης Μεταξάς; 12 April 1871 – 29 January 1941) was a Greek military officer and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Greece from 1936 until his death in 1941.
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Ioannis Metaxas (/ ˈ m ɛ t ə k s æ s /; Greek: Ιωάννης Μεταξάς; 12 April 1871 – 29 January 1941) was a Greek military officer and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Greece from 1936 until his death in 1941.
Ioannis Metaxas, (born April 12, 1871, Ithaca, Greece—died January 29, 1941, Athens), general and statesman who was dictator of Greece from 1936 to 1941. After active service in the Greco-Turkish war of 1897, Metaxas completed his military training in Germany.
When the nonpolitical figure who headed a caretaker government charged with overseeing the elections died, he was replaced as prime minister by Gen. Ioannis Metaxas, a right-wing and lesser-known figure. Metaxas exploited labour unrest and a threatened general strike to persuade the king in August 1936 to suspend key articles of the constitution.
Foreign relations Greece portal Other countries v t e Metaxism ( Greek: Μεταξισμός) is a Greek authoritarian nationalist ideology associated with Ioannis Metaxas. [1] It called for the regeneration of the Greek nation and the establishment of a modern, culturally homogenous Greece. [2]
The 4th of August Regime ( Greek: Καθεστώς της 4ης Αυγούστου, romanized : Kathestós tis tetártis Avgoústou ), commonly also known as the Metaxas regime ( Καθεστώς Μεταξά, Kathestós Metaxá ), was an authoritarian regime under the leadership of General Ioannis Metaxas that ruled the Kingdom of Greece from ...
Ioannis Metaxas was a conservative army officer and politician, who influenced decision-making in Greece during World War I by collaborating with King Constantine I. In 1936 he became head of an oppressive dictatorial regime and in 1940 he was responsible for Greece’s entry into the Second World War.
BIBLIOGRAPHY Greek general and dictator. Ioannis Metaxas (1871–1941) was a Greek general, statesman, and dictator. Born on the island of Ithaca on 12 April 1871, he graduated from the Military Academy in 1890. In the Greek-Turkish war of 1897 he served in the staff of the heir to the throne, Constantine.