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Konstantinos Foumis

Konstantinos Foumis

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Konstantinos Foumis (1860 - 1942) was a Greek politician from Crete and one of the rebel leaders in the Theriso Revolt.

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Biography

He was born in Crete and had ancestry from the Byzantine Skordila family.[1] He studied law at the University of Athens and in 1888 took over with Eleftherios Venizelos the publication of the newspaper Lefka Ori.[1] He was involved in politics and was a close associate and friend of Eleftherios Venizelos. He was elected in 1899 as a representative of the province of Selino in the Cretan Assembly and was appointed advisor of finance (minister) of the Cretan State in the government formed by Prince George.[1] In 1905 he participated in the trio that organized the revolution in Therisos.[1][2] He continued to be involved in politics as an elected representative of his district after the revolution in Therisos.

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    "Εφημ. "Ελευθεροτυπία, Ένθετο "Ιστορικά" Τ. 51 | PDF". Scribd. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  2. [2]
    "National Foundation Research "Eleftherios k.Venizelos"". 2007-09-27. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
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