Athanasios Tsakalov ( el, Αθανάσιος Τσακάλωφ) was a member of the
Filiki Eteria
Filiki Eteria or Society of Friends ( el, Φιλικὴ Ἑταιρεία ''or'' ) was a secret organization founded in 1814 in Odessa, whose purpose was to overthrow the Ottoman rule of Greece and establish an independent Greek state. (''ret ...
("Society of Friends"), a
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patriotic organization against
Ottoman rule
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Biography
Tsakalov was born in 1790
Αθανάσιος Τσακάλωφ
. — Εγκυκλοπαίδεια Μείζονος Ελληνισμού, Εύξεινος Πόντος. in Ioannina, today's Greece
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(then Ottoman Empire
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). At a young age, he left Greece to be with his father in Russia
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. He studied physics in Paris, where he founded the Hellenoglosso Xenodocheio, a secret organization supporting the idea of an independent Greek state. Returning to Russia in Odessa, he became acquainted with Nikolaos Skoufas
Nikolaos Skoufas ( el, Νικόλαος Σκουφάς; 1779 – July 31, 1818) was a founding member of the Filiki Eteria ("Society of Friends"), a Greek conspiratorial organization against the Ottoman Empire. (''retrieved from University of C ...
and Emmanuil Xanthos
Emmanuil Xanthos ( el, Εμμανουήλ Ξάνθος; 1772 – November 28, 1852) was a Greek merchant. He was one of the founders of the Filiki Eteria ("Society of Friends"), a Greek conspiratorial organization which opposed the Ottoman Empir ...
. The three men then proceeded in 1814 in Odessa to the founding of Filiki Eteria
Filiki Eteria or Society of Friends ( el, Φιλικὴ Ἑταιρεία ''or'' ) was a secret organization founded in 1814 in Odessa, whose purpose was to overthrow the Ottoman rule of Greece and establish an independent Greek state. (''ret ...
, a secret organisation to prepare the ground for Greek independence. In 1818, the three partners moved to Constantinople
la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه
, alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya ( Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis ( ...
to further their cause. There in July, Skoufas fell ill and died leaving Tsakalov as one of the two leaders of the organization. Tsakalov was dedicated to the Greek War of Independence which started in 1821. During the war Tsakalov served as a flag lieutenant to Alexander Ypsilantis
Alexandros Ypsilantis ( el, Αλέξανδρος Υψηλάντης, Aléxandros Ypsilántis, ; ro, Alexandru Ipsilanti; russian: Александр Константинович Ипсиланти, Aleksandr Konstantinovich Ipsilanti; 12 Dece ...
, the later leader of Filiki Eteria.
He died in 1851 in Moscow
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.
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1790 births
1851 deaths
Greek people of the Greek War of Independence
Politicians from Ioannina
Maroutsaia School alumni
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Members of Sacred Band (1821)
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