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Ioannis Metaxas was the Greek Prime Minister from 1936 to 1941 and made famous for rejecting the demands made by Italy to occupy Greece during World War II.
Former Greek PM Ioannis Metaxas passes away on this day in 1941
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Ioannis Metaxas was the Greek Prime Minister from 1936 to 1941 and made famous for rejecting the demands made by Italy to occupy Greece during World War II.
History looks at him as a general and dictator, but that may not necessarily give the whole picture.
For the first four months of his stint as prime minister, he did govern Greece with the constitution in mind.
Eventually, he abandoned the constitution and formed the 4th of August Regime.
Military Career of Ioannis Metaxa
Before Metaxas was a politician, he had a successful career in the military.