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El. Venizelos, Chania, Crete

Crete, and the city of Chania in particular, have been the homeland of many important Greek personalities from different areas of interest. hotels chania Such a person was one of the most important Greek politicians, Eleftherios Venizelos was, who was born in Chania during the years of the Turkish occupation. He was a rather intelligent, realistic and visionary man with a flexible and daring temperament who had an impressive personal radiance. During his youth his family fled to Greece, as his father suffered the consequences of his revolutionary actions. After graduating from the Law School of the University of Athens, he practiced law in Chania but was soon absorbed in politics as a member of the liberal faction. His leadership and political skills emerged during his revolution. During the Cretan state period he contributed to the formation of the Cretan Constitution, clashed with Commissioner George for his liberal principles, resorted to an armed revolution in Therissos and succeeded in replacing him. Commissioner.



In his subsequent efforts for union with Greece he balanced flexibly between boldness and moderation. In 1910 his role in the political affairs of the Cretan state ended, when he took over the prime ministership in Greece and formed the “Party of the Liberals”. He was the pioneer of the political and economic recovery of Greece and the victorious outcome of the Balkan Wars. In 1910 the Cretan Assembly elected Venizelos as its president and then as prime minister of the Cretan state.


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