Agamemnon Avgerinos () was a

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politician and leader of the

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of 1821. He was born in Pyrgos, the son of Georgios Avgerinos, a descendant of the Pyrgiotiki family. He studied for a doctorate in

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and was elected a member in Pyrgos. He ministered as chief doctor during the

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and was leader of weaponry with

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and

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. During the revolution, he was a representative of

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in the second and the

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. He was

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during the government of

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in 1863. Between 1858 and 1859, he was

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. He died in 1865.

References

*''The first version of the article was based on the subject's article on Greek Wikipedia'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Avgerinos, Agamemnon Year of birth missing 1865 deaths

Agamemnon In Greek mythology, Agamemnon (; ''Agamémnōn'') was a king of Mycenae who commanded the Achaeans (Homer), Achaeans during the Trojan War. He was the son (or grandson) of King Atreus and Queen Aerope, the brother of Menelaus, the husband of C ...

Greek people of the Greek War of Independence People from Pyrgos, Elis Politicians from Elis Foreign ministers of Greece Speakers of the Hellenic Parliament