Michail Stasinopoulos
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| Michail Stasinopoulos | |
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2nd President of the Third Hellenic Republic (interim)
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| In office December 18, 1974 – June 19, 1975 |
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| Preceded by | Phaedon Gizikis |
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| Succeeded by | Konstantinos Tsatsos |
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| Born | July 27, 1903 Kalamata, Greece |
| Died | October 31, 2002 Athens, Greece |
| Political party | New Democracy |
Michael Stasinopoulos (27 July 1903 - 31 October 2002) was a Greek politician. He served as the president of Greece between 18 December 1974 and 19 June 1975.
He studied law at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and was awarded a Ph.D in Law in 1934. In 1937 he was appointed Associate Professor of Administrative Law at Athens University and in 1943 became a Professor at the Panteion University, where he served as rector from 1951 to 1958.
From 1951 to 1953 he was President of the National Broadcasting Corporation. In 1952 he served as caretaker Minister to the Prime Minister's Office and Labour Minister in the Government under Dimitrios Kiousopoulos and in 1958 he was Minister for the Presidency in the Government under Konstantinos Georgakopoulos.
In 1929 he was accepted into the Council of State, having come first in the entrance examination, and served as President of this body between 1966 and 1969.
Michael Stassinopoulos was a prolific writer. His literary work first appeared in the magazine "The Muse" (1920-1923). He published many scientific articles and literary works, as well as translations of French poetry and prose. In 1968 he was elected to the Athens Academy as a full member and in 1969 and 1970 he was put forward by the President of the French Council of State, René Cassin, as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize.
In the Greek legislative election, 1974, Michael Stassinopoulos became a Member of Parliament for the State with the New Democracy Party. When the Greek plebiscite, 1974 (8 December 1974) established Greece as a Republic, Michael Stassinopoulos was elected as interim President of the Republic by a majority in the Hellenic Parliament. He served as Head of State from 18 December 1974 until 20 June 1975, that is, until the final shaping of the new regime by the revisionary assembly.
Michael Stassinopoulos died on 31 October 2002.
| Preceded by Phaedon Gizikis |
President of Greece 1974 - 1975 |
Succeeded by Konstantinos Tsatsos |
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 First Period of Monarchy (1832–1924): Otto | George I | Constantine I | Alexander | Constantine I | George II
Second Hellenic Republic (1924–1935): Pavlos Kountouriotis | Theodoros Pangalos† | Pavlos Kountouriotis | Alexandros Zaimis
Second Period of Monarchy (1935–1974): George II | Paul | Constantine II
 During the 1967-1974 junta, Greece was de facto led by Georgios Zoitakis† | Georgios Papadopoulos† | Phaedon Gizikis†
Third Hellenic Republic (1974–): Phaedon Gizikis | Michail Stasinopoulos | Konstantinos Tsatsos | Constantine Karamanlis | Ioannis Alevras | Christos Sartzetakis | Constantine Karamanlis | Costis Stephanopoulos | Karolos Papoulias†denotes military dictator |
