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Nikolaos Plastiras

1883 - 1953

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Nikolaos Plastiras (Greek: Νικόλαος Πλαστήρας; 4 November 1883 – 26 July 1953) was a Greek general and politician, who served twice as Prime Minister of Greece. A distinguished soldier known for his personal bravery, he became famous as "The Black Rider" during the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922, where he commanded the 5/42 Evzone Regiment. After the Greek defeat in the war, along with other Venizelist officers he launched the 11 September 1922 Revolution that deposed King Constantine I of Greece and his government. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nikolaos Plastiras has received more than 163,505 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Nikolaos Plastiras is the 8,646th most popular politician (down from 8,167th in 2019), the 450th most popular biography from Greece (down from 435th in 2019) and the 192nd most popular Greek Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Nikolaos Plastiras ranks 8,646 out of 19,576. Before him are Neferkaure, François-Xavier Ortoli, Philip of Milly, Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon, William Tolbert, and Karen Demirchyan. After him are Andrés de Santa Cruz, Alfredo Oscar Saint Jean, Bolesław II the Horned, Mariano Arista, Louis Lachenal, and Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Nikolaos Plastiras ranks 102. Before him are Rudolf Spielmann, Isaak Brodsky, Richard Gerstl, Umberto Saba, Zahra Khanom Tadj es-Saltaneh, and Eugen Ritter von Schobert. After him are Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, Marie Under, Riccardo Zandonai, Dmytro Dontsov, Mauritz Stiller, and Ikki Kita. Among people deceased in 1953, Nikolaos Plastiras ranks 63. Before him are Julian Tuwim, Prince Oscar Bernadotte, Margaret Bondfield, Albert Austin, Iuliu Maniu, and James Finlayson. After him are Kathleen Ferrier, Jorge Negrete, Dorothy Shepherd-Barron, Boris Kidrič, Ugo Betti, and Nikolay Zelinsky.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Nikolaos Plastiras ranks 450 out of 1,024. Before him are Eucleidas (-201), Phylarchus (-255), Dimitar Blagoev (1856), Glaucias of Taulantii (-335), Victorinus of Pettau (250), and Achilles Painter (-470). After him are Metrodorus of Chios (-500), John Aniston (1933), Michael Glykas (1125), Diocles (-240), Peter the Patrician (500), and Tommy Lee (1962).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Nikolaos Plastiras ranks 192. Before him are Agapenor (null), Patrona Halil (1690), Pavlos Kountouriotis (1855), Eucleidas (-201), Dimitar Blagoev (1856), and Glaucias of Taulantii (-335). After him are Peter the Patrician (500), Hüseyin Hilmi Pasha (1855), Koçi Xoxe (1911), Dorieus (-600), Hyperbolus (-500), and Ioannis Kolettis (1773).

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