Angelos Roufos
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Angelos Roufos (Greek: Άγγελος Ρούφος, 1852-20th century) was a Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...

 from Achaea
Achaea
Achaea is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Greece. It is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The capital is Patras. The population exceeds 300,000 since 2001.-Geography:...

.

He was born in 1852 in Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...

 and he was son of Benizelos Rouphos
Benizelos Rouphos
Benizelos Rouphos was a Greek politician and Prime Minister. Rouphos was born in Patras in 1795, a scion of the wealthy Rouphos-Kanakaris family. He was the son of Athanasios Kanakaris who fought during the Greek War of Independence. During the government of Ioannis Kapodistrias , Rouphos became...

, a part of the Rouphos
Rouphos
There had been four politicians that had the name Rouphos *Benizelos Rouphos *Giorgios Rouphos*Loukas Ropuhos*Vasileios Rouphos...

 family of the politics in Patras. He was elected three times in parliament. In 1899, he was the voted councillor of the city of Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...

 and ran for the Roufiko Party along with his brother Athanasios Kanakaris-Roufos
Athanasios Kanakaris-Roufos
Athanasios Kanakaris-Roufos was a Greek politician from Achaea. He ran for mayor of the city of Patras....

in which he was also councillor. He died somewhere in the 20th century.
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