Alexandros Diomidis
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Alexandros Diomidis | |
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| Αλέξανδρος Διομήδης | |
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| Prime Minister of Greece | |
| In office 28 June 1949 – 6 January 1950 | |
| Monarch | Paul |
| Preceded by | Themistoklis Sofoulis |
| Succeeded by | Ioannis Theotokis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 January 1875 |
| Died | 11 November 1950 (aged 75) Athens, Greece |
| Party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Economist |
Alexandros Diomidis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Διομήδης; 3 January 1875 – 11 November 1950) was a governor of the Central Bank of Greece who became Prime Minister of Greece upon the death of Themistoklis Sofoulis.
Diomidis was born in Athens, Greece to an Arvanite family from Spetses on 3 January 1875.[1] His grandfather was former Prime Minister Diomidis Kiriakos. He studied law and economics in Weimar and Paris and earned a doctorate from the University of Berlin. In 1905, he became a professor at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He was a member of the Athens Academy.
