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Nafplio, Greece. The church of Agios (Saint) Spyridon, murder site of Ioannis Kapodistrias, first head of state of independent Greece Stock Photo - Alamy
![The assassination of the first Governor of Greece Ioannis Kapodistrias on September 27, 1831. Sketch attributed to Pyrlas, doctor and philosopher, Athens, [mid 19th century]. The assassination of the first Governor of Greece Ioannis Kapodistrias on September 27, 1831. Sketch attributed to Pyrlas, doctor and philosopher, Athens, [mid 19th century].](https://www.nhmuseum.gr/images/sylloges_mouseiou/25768_3174_400_499.jpg)
The assassination of the first Governor of Greece Ioannis Kapodistrias on September 27, 1831. Sketch attributed to Pyrlas, doctor and philosopher, Athens, [mid 19th century].
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Ιωάννης Καποδίστριας: Η πρώτη πολιτική δολοφονία του πρώτου κυβερνήτη και τα πρώτα διαπλεκόμενα - Ελεύθερος Τύπος
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October 9 in history: Assassination of Greece's first head of state, North Korea's nuclear test, and more - World News
![Σαν σήμερα 27 Σεπτεμβρίου, δολοφονείται ο πρώτος κυβερνήτης της Ελλάδας Ιωάννης Καποδίστριας στο Ναύπλιο Σαν σήμερα 27 Σεπτεμβρίου, δολοφονείται ο πρώτος κυβερνήτης της Ελλάδας Ιωάννης Καποδίστριας στο Ναύπλιο](https://www.newsbreak.gr/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/kapodistriasioannis-696x462.jpg)
Σαν σήμερα 27 Σεπτεμβρίου, δολοφονείται ο πρώτος κυβερνήτης της Ελλάδας Ιωάννης Καποδίστριας στο Ναύπλιο
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Dour anniversary of assassination of first governor of modern Greece, Ioannis Kapodistrias - Ορθοδοξία News Agency
Why does Greece now officially say that the first Greek governor Ioannis Kapodistrias was a dictator, when he was regarded positively in the past? What was the new info about him that
![Memorial service at the grave of the first Governor of Greece by the Metropolitan of Corfu | Orthodox Times (en) Memorial service at the grave of the first Governor of Greece by the Metropolitan of Corfu | Orthodox Times (en)](https://orthodoxtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_6162.jpg)
Memorial service at the grave of the first Governor of Greece by the Metropolitan of Corfu | Orthodox Times (en)
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Nafplio, Greece. The church of Agios (Saint) Spyridon, murder site of Ioannis Kapodistrias, first head of state of independent Greece Stock Photo - Alamy
![The bullet hole where Count Ioannis Kapodistrias, first head of state of newly liberated Greece, was assassinated in 1831, Náfplion RX606182 The bullet hole where Count Ioannis Kapodistrias, first head of state of newly liberated Greece, was assassinated in 1831, Náfplion RX606182](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/40782372883_012d8f3a8b_z.jpg)