Andreas Zaimis

Andreas Zaimis
Ανδρέας Ζαΐμης
President of the Provisional Administration of Greece
In office 18 April 1826 – 26 March 1827 (o.s.)
Preceded by	Georgios Kountouriotis
Succeeded by	Vice-gubernatorial Committee of 1827 Ioannis Kapodistrias (as Governor of Greece)
Personal details
Born	1791 Kerpini, Kalavryta, Ottoman Empire
Died	4 May 1840 (aged 49) Athens, Greece
Spouse	Eleni Deligianni

Andreas Asimakis Zaimis (Greek: Ανδρέας Ζαΐμης; 1791 – 4 May 1840) 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 private 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.