Stavros Rigas (), also known by his ''

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'' Kapetan Kavodoros () was an officer of the

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who participated in the

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and was killed in action in the

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Biography

He was born in Agios Dimitrios, on the island of

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. After attending Hebron Academy, he joined the

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in 1905, entering with his detachment the

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under the leadership of Kostantinos Boukouvalas. Along with Boukouvalas and Anagnostakos he managed to occupy crucial positions in the marshes of the Giannitsa Lake and create small bases in known as Tsekri, Ali and Lakka. His ''

'', ''kapetan'' ("captain, chief") Kavodoros, referenced Cape Cavo D'Oro near his native village. In November 1905 following the withdrawal of Konstantinos Boukouvalas due to sickness, he replaced him as the leader of the struggle in Giannitsa marshes. Later he was joined by officer

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. In April 1906 the two leaders were reinforced by Panagiotis Papatzaneteas and Ioannis SakelaropoulosBasil K. Gounaris, The Macedonian Struggle 1903-1912. Paving the Way for the Liberation, p.13 Stavros Rigas survived the

and participated in the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–22, where he fell in 1921.

References

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