CONDOURIOTES, PAUL (1855-1935), Greek admiral and statesman, was born April 14 (new style), 1855, in the island of Hydra. He adopted a naval career and served in the Greco Turkish War of 1897. He commanded the fleet in the Balkan War of 1912-13, and twice defeated the Turkish navy in the Darda nelles. In the Zaimes and Skouloudes cabinets of 1915 he was Minister of Marine, but followed M. Venizelos to Salonika in 1916 and formed with him and Gen. Dangles the Provisional Govern ment, opposed to that of King Constantine. After the king's first deposition in 1917, he again became Minister of Marine in the third Venizelos cabinet, resigning in 1919, when parliament be stowed on him the title of "admiral" for life. In 1920, on the death of King Alexander, he was for a short time regent. Soon after the defeat of M. Venizelos he resigned and went abroad, but returned, and on Dec. 20, 1923, the day after George II. left Greece, was again appointed regent. On March 25, 1924, the National Assem bly, after deposing the dynasty, confirmed his mandate until after the plebiscite of April 13, and his title was then changed to that of president of the republic. On March 19, 1925, he resigned but resumed the Presidency on Aug. 24, after the fall of Pangalos, and remained in office until Dec. 1929.