Later Career
He was recalled after the catastrophic defeat and evacuation of the Greek forces in Asia Minor, which led to a military revolt led by Colonels Nikolaos Plastiras and Stylianos Gonatas in September 1922. Othonaios was appointed chief judge of the military tribunal that tried and convicted several prominent leaders of the anti-Venizelist camp to death (the infamous "Trial of the Six"). He was promoted to Lieutenant General in 1923, commanding II and III Army Corps, but resigned after the coup of General Theodoros Pangalos in 1925.
He returned to the Army in 1928 as head of the Second Army Inspectorate. In 6-10 March 1933, he led the military government that was formed to confront an attempted coup by Plastiras. An outspoken Venizelist and Republican, he was again removed from the Army, along with many Republicans, in the aftermath of another failed Venizelist coup two years later. Subsequently, the monarchy was restored, and eventually a conservative dictatorship was established in Greece by General Ioannis Metaxas. During this period, and the Axis Occupation that followed, Othonaios remained in Greece, but engaged in no political activity. After Liberation in October 1944, he was placed as nominal commander-in-chief because of his democratic credentials, but the virulent political atmosphere, which soon led to the Greek Civil War, forced him to permanently resign in 1945.
Preceded by Eleftherios Venizelos |
Prime Minister of Greece 6–10 March 1933 |
Succeeded by Panagis Tsaldaris |
Preceded by Georgios Katechakis |
Minister for Military Affairs of Greece 6–10 March 1933 |
Succeeded by Georgios Kondylis |
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Name | Othonaios, Alexandros |
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Date of birth | 1879 |
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Date of death | 20 September 1970 |
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