Theódoros Dhiliyiánnis

Theódoros Dhiliyiánnis (born April 1826, Kalávrita, Greece—died May 13 or June 13, 1905, Athens) was a politician who was prime minister of Greece five times (1885–86, 1890–92, 1895–97, 1902–03, 1904–05). He was a resolute advocate of aggressive and often irresponsible territorial expansion. His bitter rivalry with the reformist politician Kharílaos Trikoúpis dominated Greek politics for the last quarter of the 19th century. Dhiliyiánnis, who studied law at the University of Athens, first became prominent as...