Constantine Kanaris , 1790-1877, Greek patriot, admiral, and politician. He distinguished himself in the Greek War of Independence, notably at Tenedos, where he destroyed (1822) the flagship of the Turkish admiral. Kanaris served several terms as minister of the navy and as premier in 1848-49, and he became increasingly active in political life. In 1862 he was a leader in the revolution that ousted King Otto and put George I on the Greek throne. Under George I, he was premier in 1864-65 and in 1877. The name also appears as Canaris.
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... birthplace when a revolutionary court sentenced his father to death. The rest, as they say, is history Constantine Kanaris A Greek national hero, Kanaris was a naval captain who became one of the principal agents of Greek independence in the 1820s ...
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