Leonidas Paraskevopoulos Λεωνίδας Παρασκευόπουλος | |
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![]() Leonidas Paraskevopoulos c. 1920 | |
Native name | Leonidas Paraskevopoulos Λεωνίδας Παρασκευόπουλος |
Born | 7 October 1860[1] Kythnos, Kingdom of Greece |
Died | 16 May 1936 Paris, French Third Republic | (aged 75)
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Years of service | 1878-1920 |
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Unit | Army of Thessaly |
Commands | 2nd Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Infantry Division Army of Epirus 10th Infantry Division I Army Corps Army of Asia Minor |
Battles/wars | Greco-Turkish War (1897) |
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Alma mater | Hellenic Military Academy |
Other work | President of the Greek Senate |
Leonidas Paraskevopoulos (Greek: Λεωνίδας Παρασκευόπουλος; 7 October 1860 – 16 May 1936) was a senior officer of the Hellenic Army and politician. He played a major role in Greece's war effort during World War I, and was the commander-in-chief of the Army of Asia Minor in 1919–20. In later life he was a member of the Greek Senate and served as its speaker in 1930–32.
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