Athanasios Kanakaris-Roufos
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| Athanasios Kanakaris-Roufos Αθανάσιος Κανακάρης-Ρούφος |
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| Born | 1830 Patras, Greece |
| Died | 1902 Patras, Greece |
| Occupation | politician, 13th Mayor of Patras |
Athanasios Kanakaris-Roufos (Greek: Αθανάσιος Κανακάρης-Ρούφος, 1830–1902) was a Greek politician from Achaea. He was mayor of the city of Patras from 1879 to 1883.
He was the son of Benizelos Rouphos and brother of Georgios Roufos. Together with his brother, he helped with the reformation of Patras. During his time as mayor he ran a gaslight company in Krya Itea, planted olives southwest of downtown, opened roads, constructed Omonoia Square, ran public schools, the Markato market and constructed the race track. He died in 1902. He raised two sons Loukas Kanakaris-Roufos and Vasileios Roufos.
References
- The first version of the article is translated and is based from the article at the Greek Wikipedia (el:Main Page)
| Preceded by | Mayor of Patras September 6, April 8, 1879 - July 2, 1883 |
Succeeded by Dimitrios Patrinos |
| Preceded by | Mayor of Patras September 12, 1895 - September 5, 1899 |
Succeeded by Dimitrios Votsis |
