Andreas Zaimis
Ανδρέας Ζαΐμης
President of theProvisional Administration of Greece
In office 18 April 1826 – 26 March 1827 (o.s.)
Preceded by	Georgios Kountouriotis
Succeeded by	Vice-gubernatorial Committee of 1827 Ioannis Kapodistrias (asGovernor of Greece)
Personal details
Born	1791 Kerpini,Kalavryta,Ottoman Empire
Died	4 May 1840 (aged 49) Athens, Greece
Spouse	Eleni Deligianni

Andreas Asimakis Zaimis (Greek:Ανδρέας Ζαΐμης; 1791 – 4 May 1840) was aGreekfreedom fighter and government leader during theGreek War of Independence.^[1]

Andreas Zaimis was born in 1791 inKerpini,Achaea, into a prominent local family. His father, Asimakis Zaimis, a notable ofKalavryta, is traditionally credited with raising the banner of the Greek Revolution at theMonastery of Agia Lavra on 17 March 1821. Initiated at an early age into theFiliki Eteria, Andreas abandoned his studies in Italy in order to take an active part in the struggle for national liberation.^[2]

During the Greek War of Independence, Zaimis participated in several key military operations, including the siege of Patras in 1822 and thedefense of Missolonghi. In 1822, he was elected a delegate to theFirst National Assembly of Epidaurus, contributing to the initial efforts toward the institutional organization of the revolutionary Greek state. Following thefall of Missolonghi in 1826, and during the suspension of theThird National Assembly, Zaimis was appointed, by decision of the national assemblies, President of the Administrative Committee of Greece, assuming temporary governance and the continuation of the national resistance.^[3]

Under the administration ofIoannis Kapodistrias, Zaimis was appointed a member of thePanellinion, the supreme consultative body of the newly established state. In 1837, he became a Councillor of State, a position he held until his death in Athens in 1840.

Andreas Zaimis married Eleni Deligianni, daughter of Ioannis Deligiannis, a notable fromLangadia. They had one son,Thrasyvoulos, and a grandson,Alexandros, both of whom followed his political path and later served as Prime Ministers of Greece.

Zaimis took part in theAssembly of Vostitsa, during which he engaged in a heated verbal dispute withPapaflessas. Zaimis refused to accept Papaflessas's claims of guaranteed Russian support for the forthcoming uprising—claims that were later proven unfounded. Zaimis's contribution to the struggle for Greek independence and his enduring patriotism were praised by prominent historians and statesmen, includingCharilaos Trikoupis andGiannis Vlachogiannis, as well as by numerous other contemporaries and later commentators.

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