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Anastasios Charalambis was born in Kalavryta on 22 September 1862.[2] After studying in the Hellenic Military Academy, he was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant of Cavalry on 25 July 1884. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1888 and captain in 1895, and fought in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897.[2][3]
In 1914 he was placed as Chief of Staff to the II Army Corps, and then as Director of the Artillery Bureau of the Ministry of Military Affairs.[2][3] From 26 April to 19 May and from 22 May to 14 June 1917 he served as Minister of Military Affairs, and then from 26 June as Chief of the Army's Staff Service until November. In early 1918 he was placed in command of the II Army Corps, and retired from the Army on 23 July 1918.[2][3] He was promoted to major general in 1917 and Lt. General in 1918.[3]
Until Krokidas could reach Athens to be sworn in, Charalambis was sworn in as temporary Prime Minister and Minister for Military Affairs on 16 September, serving for one day (and concurrently also as provisional Interior Minister).[4] After Krokidas arrived, he assumed the posts of Prime Minister and Interior Minister, while Charalambis remained Minister for Military Affairs until the cabinet's resignation on 14 November 1922.[2][5]
Council chairman
He was recalled from retirement in 1927 to serve as chairman of the military council for the re-admission of officers purged for political reasons over the previous years.[2][3] Charalambis died on 11 March 1949.[3]
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^Note: Greece officially adopted the Gregorian calendar on 16 February 1923 (which became 1 March). All dates prior to that, unless specifically denoted, are Old Style.
^ abcdefgΜεγάλη Στρατιωτική και Ναυτική Εγκυκλοπαιδεία. Τόμος Στ′: Σαράντα Εκκλησίαι – Ώχρα [Great Military and Naval Encyclopedia. Volume VI] (in Greek). Athens. 1930. p. 567.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ abcdefg"Αντιστράτηγος ΧΑΡΑΛΑΜΠΗΣ A. ΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΙΟΣ, ΑΜ 3202. Αρχηγός ΓΕΣ 1917". Συνοπτική Ιστορία του Γενικού Επιτελείου Στρατού 1901–2001 [A Concise History of the Hellenic Army General Staff 1901–2001] (in Greek). Athens: Hellenic Army History Directorate. 2001. p. 143. ISBN960-7897-44-7.
§ Substitute Chiefs of the General Staff for the Rear Areas/Interior (as opposed to the Field Staff) † Deputy Chiefs substituting during vacancies ‡ Under the title "Chief of the Army"
