Nikos Tzianidis presents an in-depth account of the assassination of Ioannis Kapodistrias, Greece’s first Governor, on September 27, 1831, in Nafplio. The Governor was murdered by Konstantinos and Georgios Mavromichalis outside the Church of Saint Spyridon.
The details of the assassination are more or less well known, as are the moral instigators who wanted Kapodistrias dead: the Great Powers — namely the United Kingdom and France — prominent Hydriot aristocrats (Kountouriotis, Miaoulis, Sachtouris, Tombazis, Kriezis), Alexandros Mavrokordatos, Spyridon Trikoupis, Anastasios Polyzoidis, and Ioannis Kolettis.
The article describes the cold-blooded attack and includes details from the contemporary forensic report, confirming fatal injuries from both a gunshot and a stabbing. The piece highlights the political motives behind the assassination and suggests involvement of foreign powers and internal rivals. Remarkably, the official case file remains classified in the United Kingdom nearly 200 years later.
