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Despo Botsi
Despoina Botsi (; ), commonly known as Despo Botsi, was a Souliot woman who went down in history for her resistance to the troops of Ali Pasha of Ioannina and her heroic death—together with the women and children she had under her protection—in the tower of Dimoulas, in the village of Riniasa (now Riza) of Zalongos, on December 25, 1803. Despo came from the Souliot Sechos family. Her brothers were Giannakis, Giorgos and Dimitrios Sechos or Karametsis. She was the wife of the Souliot chieftain Giorgakis Botsis. The extended family of Giorgakis Botsis had settled in the coastal village of Riniasa, tributary to Ali Pasha, in 1802, where they lived from agriculture. When Ali Pasha's persecution of the Souliots broke out, immediately after the decision of the former to abandon Souli and hand it over to the Pasha of Ioannina in December 1803, a group of about 500 Ottoman Albanian soldiers passed through Riniasa and attacked the families established there. Despo Botsi, head of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, which is derived from the Hebrew given name (Yohanan, ') and corresponds to the English name John (given name), John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename ''Iain''. This name is a popular name in Scotland, where it originated, as well as in other English-speaking world, English-speaking countries. The name has fallen out of the top 100 male baby names in the United Kingdom, having peaked in popularity as one of the top 10 names throughout the 1960s. In 1900, Ian ranked as the 180th most popular male baby name in England and Wales. , the name has been in the top 100 in the United States every year since 1982, peaking at 65 in 2003. Other Gaelic forms of the name "John" include "Seonaidh" ("Johnny" from Scots language, Lowland Scots), "Seon" (from English), "Seathan", and "Seán" and "Eoin" (from Irish language, Irish). The Welsh language, Welsh equivalent is Ioan (other), Ioan, the Cornish la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
