Maria Desylla-Kapodistria

Greek politician

Maria Desylla-Kapodistria

Mayor of Corfu
In office
15 April 1956 – 9 May 1959
Personal details
Born| 1898 (1898)
Died| 1980 (aged 81-82)
Occupation| Greek politician

Maria Desylla-Kapodistria (Greek: Μαρία Δεσύλλα Καποδίστρια, 1898–1980) was the mayor of Corfu from 1956 until 1959. Her election as mayor on 15 April 1956 made her the first woman elected mayor of a city in the history of modern Greece.[1][2] She donated the land on which the Kapodistrias Museum, established in 1981 in memory of her ancestor Ioannis Kapodistrias, considered the founder of the modern Greek state, lies today.

## References

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1. ^ "Corfu Trivia". allcorfu.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
2. ^ "Municipality of Corfu". corfu.gr. Archived from the original on 15 October 2004.

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