Statue of John Capodistrias On the Spianada, Corfu town Kerkyra Greece
The Septinsular State (1800-1807) and John Capodistrias Following the Treaty of Constantinople between Russia and Turkey a semi-independent State of the Seven Ionian Islands, the so-called Septinsular State, was constituted in 1800. It was the first Greek State to be established after the fall of Constantinople in 1453. The executive body was called the Senate, its Prince being Count Spyridon-George Theotokis, who appointed Count John Capodistrias as his General Secretary of State. John Capodistrias (1776-1831) was a statesman and diplomat of European stature. In 1827 the Greek Assembly unanimously elected him as the President of an Independent Greece. He laid the foundations of the regenerated State and organized public education as well as political and agricultural structures. He was assassinated in 1831.
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Location: Corfu Greece
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