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| | Athens News |
 | | It belonged to the Koumoundouros family, one of whom was appointed bey, or governor, of the Mani by the Ottoman rulers in the late 18th century when they eventually despaired of pacifying and taxing the fiercely independent region. |
 | | A later descendant, Alexandros, was ten times prime minister of Greece between 1856 and 1882, which shows how volatile politics used to be, in fact until recently. |
 | | You won't find anything like them anywhere else in Greece, not in the north, or Pelion, where fine fortified stone mansions are a dime a dozen, or in Western Crete, whose residents were similarly untamed and fond of vendettas. |
| www.athensnews.gr /athweb/nathens.prnt_article?e=C&f=13128&t=06&m=A24&aa=1 (2049 words) |
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