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Constantine Kanaris (1790-1877) also spelt Canaris


Greek admiral, freedom fighter and politician.


Born on the Ionian island of Psara.


He gained his fame during the Greek War of Independence (1821-29), notably at Chios, where in 1822 forces under his command destroyed the flagship of the Turkish admiral Pasha Kara-Ali in revenge for the Massacre of Chios. He lead three further attacks against the Turkish fleet in 1822-24.


Kanaris served as Minister and then as Premier in 1848-49. In 1862 he was one of the few War of Independence veterans that helped in the bloodless revolution that deposed King Otto and put Prince William of Denmark on the Greek throne as George I. Under George I, he was premier in 1864-65.


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