Andreas S. Londos (, c. 1786–1846) was a Greek military leader and

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. Born in Vostitsa in c. 1786 to Sotirakis Londos, he was initiated into the

Filiki Eteria Filiki Eteria () or Society of Friends () was a secret political and revolutionary organization founded in 1814 in Odesa, Odessa, whose purpose was to overthrow Ottoman Empire, Ottoman rule in Ottoman Greece, Greece and establish an Independenc ...

in 1818, and was one of the first military leaders to raise the banner of revolt in the Peloponnese during the

Greek War of Independence The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1829. In 1826, the Greeks were assisted ...

. On 26 January 1821, under the ruse of a land dispute between landowners, Londos and other leading landowners, primates and bishops of the

, including Andreas Zaimis and Germanos of Patras, met Papaflessas at the Monastery of Archangels Michael and Gabriel in Vostitsa to discuss plans for an uprising against the Turks. At first, skeptical of Papaflessas's rhetoric for general uprising, Londos and the other leaders eventually raised the banner of independence on 10 March 1821, at the Monastery of Agia Lavra. It was after the Bey of Tripoli imprisoned and threatened to execute several leading Greek Bishops.Paroulakis, Peter H. ''The Greeks: Their Struggle For Independence''. Hellenic International Press (1984). Andreas Londos Flag 1821

On 23 March 1821, he and 400 Greek fighters marched on Vostitsa. Hearing rumours of a general insurrection, the Turks fled across the Gulf of Corinth and took refuge at Amfissa. The Greeks captured the town without a fight. Leaving 200 men as a garrison, Londos then marched on

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to join the siege of the city's fortress.Brewer, David. ''The Greek War of Independence''. The Overlook Press (2001). In July 1822, at Akrata, a force of Greek fighters under Londos, Zaimis and Petimezas surrounded and attacked a group of 4,000 Turks marching to

after their defeat at the

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. Only a few were lucky to escape, while Yusuf Pasha sent ships to take them to Patras. Andreas Londos along with his friend and ally, Andreas Zaimis were later embroiled in the political intrigues surrounding the claims of two factions to the legitimacy of government. At first, siding with the government (then led by Georgios Kountouriotis), Londos later joined the Peloponnesian leaders against the government of Ioannis Kolettis and was subsequently on the losing side of the civil war of 1824. Following Greek independence, he became involved in the September 3 Movement that finally secured a constitution for the people of

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. Andreas Londos died in 1846 in

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Andreas Andreas () is a name derived from the Greek noun ἀνήρ ''anēr'', with genitive ἀνδρός ''andros'', which means "man". See the article on Andrew for more information. The Scandinavian name is earliest attested as antreos in a runeston ...