Asimakis Fotilas (Greek: Ασημάκης Φωτήλας) (1761–1835) was a

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and a revolutionary leader.

Biography

He was born in

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and was a primate of Kalavryta, who later took part in the Greek War of Independence. Nearly two months before the start of the war, in January 1821, he took part in the

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council. In March 1821, he took part in the Ayia Lavra council and supported the idea of immediate action against the Ottomans. He was vice-president of the

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and president of the parliament in 1822. He took part in the

Georgios Kountouriotis Georgios Kountouriotis ( el, Γεώργιος Κουντουριώτης) (1782 – 13 March 1858) was a Greek ship-owner and politician who served as prime minister from March to October 1848. Life He was born in 1782 on the Saronic island of ...

government in 1824 from which he resigned quickly and became a political opponent of Kountouriotis. He was prosecuted by Kountouriotis and his house was plundered. Later, when King

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came to power he was re-instated and became a general.

References

*''Istoria tis Ellinikis Epanastasis'' (''Ιστορία της Ελληνικής Επανάστασης'' = ''History of the Greek Revolution''),

Spyridon Trikoupis Spiridon Trikoupis ( el, Σπυρίδων Τρικούπης; 20 April 1788 – 24 February 1873) was a Greek statesman, diplomat, author and orator. He was the first Prime Minister of Greece (1833) and member of provisional governments of Greece ...

, Nea Synora, A. A. Livani, Athens 1993 SET *''Peloponisii agonistes tou 1821, Nikitara apomnimonevmata'' (''Πελοποννήσιοι αγωνιστές του 1821, Νικηταρά απομνημονεύματα'' = ''Peloponnesian Revolutionary Leaders in 1821,

Nikitaras Nikitaras ( el, Νικηταράς) was the nom de guerre of Nikitas Stamatelopoulos ( el, Νικήτας Σταματελόπουλος) (c. 17841849), a Greek revolutionary in the Greek War of Independence. Due to his fighting prowess, he was ...

Memoirs''), Fotakos, Vergina publishers, Athens 1996 *''Fotakou apomnimonevmata'' (''Φωτάκου απομνημονεύματα'' = ''Fotakou Memoirs''), Vergina, 1996 *''This article is translated and is based from the

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