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Leonidas Paraskevopoulos

Leonidas Paraskevopoulos, Greek general and politician (died 1936)

Born
October 7, 1860
Died
May 16, 1936
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1860

About Leonidas Paraskevopoulos

Leonidas Paraskevopoulos was a Greek military officer and politician. He played a major role in Greece's war effort during the First World War, and was the commander-in-chief of the Army of Asia Minor during the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922). In his later life, he was a member of the Greek Senate and served as its speaker in 1930–32. He was awarded Serbian Order of the White Eagle. In World War I, Paraskevopoulos became commander of I Army Corps on the Strymon sector on the eastern flank of the Macedonian front in 1917–18, before being appointed commander-in-chief of the Greek Army in October 1918.

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The world when Leonidas Paraskevopoulos was born

Leonidas Paraskevopoulos was born in 1860. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineAbraham Lincoln elected — South Carolina secedes
  • Technology milestonePony Express mail service begins
  • World population~1.4B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames Buchanan
  • U.S. population31.4M

1860 versus 2026

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Measure18602026
Population31.4M341 million

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