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Kondylis, George (kônthē`lĭs), 1879–1936, Greek general and statesman. He fought in the Balkan Wars and at Salonica in World War I. Entering politics in the turbulent postwar years, he served (1924–25) as minister of war and of the interior in the republican government. He overthrew the dictatorship of General Pangalos Pangalos, Theodore (päng`gälôs), 1878–1952, Greek general and politician.
..... Click the link for more information. in 1926 and served briefly as premier. After 1933 he suddenly switched to the royalist camp. As minister of war (1932–35) under Panayoti Tsaldaris Constantine Tsaldaris, 1884–1970, leader of the Populist party, became (1946) the first elected postwar premier of Greece. He faded from prominence after 1951, when new elections dealt a severe blow to his party.
..... Click the link for more information. , he suppressed (1935) the Cretan uprising in favor of Eleutherios Venizelos Venizelos, Eleutherios (ĕlĕfthâr`yôs vĕnēzĕ`lôs), 1864–1936, Greek statesman, b. Crete.
..... Click the link for more information. ; in Oct., 1935, he ousted Tsaldaris in a coup, became premier in his place, and induced the parliament to recall King George II George II, 1890–1947, king of the Hellenes (1922–23, 1935–47), successor and eldest son of King Constantine I . When Constantine I was forced by the Allies to abdicate in 1917, George, also suspected of being pro-German, was passed over in favor of
..... Click the link for more information. , who, however, soon dismissed him.