![Memorial service at the grave of the first Governor of Greece by the Metropolitan of Corfu | Orthodox Times (en) Memorial service at the grave of the first Governor of Greece by the Metropolitan of Corfu | Orthodox Times (en)](https://orthodoxtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_6162.jpg)
Memorial service at the grave of the first Governor of Greece by the Metropolitan of Corfu | Orthodox Times (en)
![A statue of Ioannis Kapodistrias, the first head of state of independent Greece, with the Palamidhi fortress, in the background, Nafplio, Argolid, P Stock Photo - Alamy A statue of Ioannis Kapodistrias, the first head of state of independent Greece, with the Palamidhi fortress, in the background, Nafplio, Argolid, P Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2GH810G/a-statue-of-ioannis-kapodistrias-the-first-head-of-state-of-independent-greece-with-the-palamidhi-fortress-in-the-background-nafplio-argolid-p-2GH810G.jpg)
A statue of Ioannis Kapodistrias, the first head of state of independent Greece, with the Palamidhi fortress, in the background, Nafplio, Argolid, P Stock Photo - Alamy
![Kapodistrias, Founding father of the Hellenic nation (Statue in the first Greek capital of Nafplion). : r/europe Kapodistrias, Founding father of the Hellenic nation (Statue in the first Greek capital of Nafplion). : r/europe](https://i.redd.it/ya3szeazd7c91.jpg)
Kapodistrias, Founding father of the Hellenic nation (Statue in the first Greek capital of Nafplion). : r/europe
Why does Greece now officially say that the first Greek governor Ioannis Kapodistrias was a dictator, when he was regarded positively in the past? What was the new info about him that
![A statue of Ioannis Kapodistrias, the first head of state of independent Greece, with the Palamidhi fortress, in the background, Nafplio, Argolid, P Stock Photo - Alamy A statue of Ioannis Kapodistrias, the first head of state of independent Greece, with the Palamidhi fortress, in the background, Nafplio, Argolid, P Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2GF0GRM/a-statue-of-ioannis-kapodistrias-the-first-head-of-state-of-independent-greece-with-the-palamidhi-fortress-in-the-background-nafplio-argolid-p-2GF0GRM.jpg)