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Dimitrios Rallis
Δημήτριος Ράλλης
Born	1844 Athens
Died	6 August 1921 Dionysos, Attika [1]
Resting place	First Cemetery of Athens
Alma mater	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Occupation	politician
Years active	1863 - 1921
Political party	Neohellenic Party (1891 - c. 1910)
Spouse	Loukia Mavrou-Ralli
Children	Ioannis Rallis Georgios D. Rallis
Parent	Georgios A. Rallis (father)
Family	Rallis family
Awards	Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer

Dimitrios Rallis ( Greek: Δημήτριος Ράλλης; 1844 ^a–1921) was a Greek politician, ^[2] founder and leader of the Neohellenic or "Third Party". ^[3]

Family

He was born in Athens in 1844. He was descended from an old Greek political family. Before Greek independence, his grandfather, Alexander Rallis, was a prominent Phanariote. His father, Γεώργιος Α. Ράλλης [ el], was a minister in Andreas Miaoulis' government, and later served as the Chief Justice of the Greek Supreme Court.

Political career

Rallis was elected to Parliament in 1872 and always represented the same Athenian constituency. ^[2] He became Minister in several governments and served as Prime Minister five times. ^[4] He last formed a government after the 1920 election and it was his cabinet that authorised the plebiscite that saw King Constantine's return to the throne.

Death and legacy

Dimitrios Rallis died of cancer in Athens on 5 August 1921 at the age of 77. His son, Ioannis Rallis, was a Quisling Prime Minister during the Axis occupation of Greece. His grandson, George Rallis, served as Prime Minister in the early 1980s. ^[5]

Notes

• ^a in the family tomb the date of birth is given as 14 April 1842 ^[6]

References