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Benizelos Roufos
Μπενιζέλος Ρούφος
Prime Minister of Greece
In office 29 April 1863 – 18 October 1863 (o.s.)
Monarch	vacant
Preceded by	Diomidis Kyriakos
Succeeded by	Dimitrios Voulgaris
In office 28 November 1865 – 9 June 1866 (o.s.)
Monarch	George I
Preceded by	Epameinondas Deligeorgis
Succeeded by	Dimitrios Voulgaris
Personal details
Born	1795 Patras,Morea Eyalet,Ottoman Empire (nowGreece)
Died	18 March 1868 (aged 73) Patras,Kingdom of Greece
Relations	Athanasios Kanakaris
Military service
Allegiance	First Hellenic Republic
Branch/service	Hellenic Army
Battles/wars	Greek War of Independence

Benizelos Roufos (Greek:Μπενιζέλος Ρούφος; 1795–1868)^[1] was a Greek politician andPrime Minister of Greece.

Roufos was born inPatras in 1795, a scion of the wealthy Roufos-Kanakaris family. He was the son ofAthanasios Kanakaris who fought during theGreek War of Independence.

During the government ofIoannis Kapodistrias (1828–1830), Roufos became governor ofElis.^{[citation needed]} Later he would also serve as Foreign Minister.^{[citation needed]} In 1855, Roufos was elected Mayor ofPatras, a post he held for three years.^{[citation needed]}

WhenKing Otto was exiled in 1862 as aresult of a revolution, Roufos became one of three viceroys - along withKonstantinos Kanaris andDimitrios Voulgaris - that held power from 10 October 1862 until 19 October 1863.^[2] Roufos served twice as Prime Minister of Greece, with his first term interrupted for a few days in June 1863.^[3]

Roufos died in Patras on 18 March 1868.

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