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As a \"constitutional dictator\", he ruled the country until his overthrow in August 1926. From April 1926 until his deposition, he had also occupied the office of President of the Republic.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"11 January 1878","date":"1878-01-11"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q515693#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Salamis Island","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202422"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q515693#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"27 February 1952","date":"1952-02-27"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q515693#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Kifisia","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q769709"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q515693#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Greece","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q515693#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"military personnel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47064"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q515693#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Liberal Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q937927"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q515693#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Hellenic Military Academy","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3564659"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q515693#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Ariadne Sklias-Sachtouris","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16504337"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q515693#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of Greece (19 July 1926 – 22 August 1926)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3409203","start":"1926-07-19","end":"1926-08-22"},{"text":"Prime Minister of Greece (25 June 1925 – 19 July 1926)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4377230","start":"1925-06-25","end":"1926-07-19"},{"text":"Minister of Military Affairs of Greece (11 June 1924 – 24 July 1924)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19858431","start":"1924-06-11","end":"1924-07-24"},{"text":"Minister of Law and Order (31 March 1924 – 18 June 1924)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23901409","start":"1924-03-31","end":"1924-06-18"},{"text":"Minister of Military Affairs of Greece (14 November 1922 – 12 December 1922)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19858431","start":"1922-11-14","end":"1922-12-12"},{"text":"member of the Hellenic Parliament","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18915989"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q515693#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21450802"},{"text":"Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12177415"},{"text":"Officer of the Legion of Honour","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10855195"},{"text":"Croix de guerre 1914–1918","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2727598"},{"text":"Croix de Guerre","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48915"},{"text":"War Cross","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1788804"},{"text":"War Merit Cross (Italy)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1541614"},{"text":"Order of Isabella the Catholic‎","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q931502"},{"text":"Medal of Military Merit","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6805071"},{"text":"Inter-Allied Victory Medals","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2454427"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q515693#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodoros_Pangalos","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q515693"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Theodoros Pangalos born?","a":"Theodoros Pangalos was born on 11 January 1878 in Salamis Island."},{"q":"What positions has Theodoros Pangalos held?","a":"Positions held by Theodoros Pangalos include: President of Greece (1926–1926); Prime Minister of Greece (1925–1926); Minister of Military Affairs of Greece (1924–1924); Minister of Law and Order (1924–1924); Minister of Military Affairs of Greece (1922–1922)."},{"q":"Where did Theodoros Pangalos study?","a":"Theodoros Pangalos was educated at Hellenic Military Academy."}],"related":[{"name":"Karolos Papoulias","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/karolos-papoulias"},{"name":"Georgios Papadopoulos","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/georgios-papadopoulos"},{"name":"Konstantinos Karamanlis","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/konstantinos-karamanlis"},{"name":"Christos Sartzetakis","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/christos-sartzetakis"},{"name":"Konstantinos Tsatsos","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/konstantinos-tsatsos"},{"name":"Phaedon Gizikis","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/phaedon-gizikis"},{"name":"Alexandros Koryzis","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/alexandros-koryzis"},{"name":"Georgios Theotokis","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/georgios-theotokis"},{"name":"Alexis Tsipras","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/alexis-tsipras"},{"name":"George Papandreou","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/george-papandreou"},{"name":"Benizelos Roufos","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/benizelos-roufos"},{"name":"Sotirios Krokidas","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/sotirios-krokidas"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/theodoros-pangalos-595dd4615a.jpg","width":287,"height":450,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Unknown author Unknown author","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Major_General_Theodoros_Pangalos,_1920.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Theodoros Pangalos","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodoros_Pangalos","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q515693","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q515693","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Major General Theodoros Pangalos, 1920.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Major_General_Theodoros_Pangalos,_1920.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Theodoros Pangalos, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Major General Theodoros Pangalos, 1920.jpg — Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain.","cite":"\"Theodoros Pangalos\". DigiNepal. Last updated 8 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/theodoros-pangalos. Retrieved 15 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-08T07:57:59Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-15","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/theodoros-pangalos","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/theodoros-pangalos","ne":null}}