Andreas Zaimis


Andreas Asimaki Zaimis was a Greek freedom fighter and government leader during the Greek War of Independence.

Biography

Born in Kalavryta, in the northern Peloponnesos, Zaimis was a primate and later leader of armed men who fought the Ottoman Turks during the Greek Revolution.
In 1826, Zaimis was chosen as the leader of the interim Greek government. His son, Thrasivoulos Zaimis, and grandson, Alexandros Zaimis, would also serve as Prime Ministers of Greece.