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Two Greek politician who believed in the idea of the united Europe.

Two Greek politician who believed in the idea of the united Europe. Ioannis Kapodistrias and Rigas Feraios. First head of state of independent Greece. Kapodistias believed in independence of European people . .

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Two Greek politician who believed in the idea of the united Europe.

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  1. Two Greek politician who believed in the idea of the united Europe. IoannisKapodistrias and RigasFeraios

  2. First head of state of independent Greece Kapodistias believed in independence of European people. In 1809 Kapodistriasentered the service Alexander I ofRussia. Hisfirstimportantmission, wasasunofficialRussianambassadorto Switzerland.HesecuredSwissunity, independenceandneutrality, whichwereformallyguaranteedbytheGreatPowers." Kapodistrias tried to transform Greece in a European state leaving behind the old ottoman way.

  3. RIGAS FERAIOS (1757- 1798) Rigas dreamt the creation of a federal Pan Balkan state. He printed pamphlets based on the principles of the French Revolution, including Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen and New Political Constitution of the Inhabitants of Rumeli, Asia Minor, the Islands of the Aegean, and the principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia — these he intended to distribute in an effort to create a Pan-Balkan free federal state.

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