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

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and revolutionary leader.

Biography

He was born in

Kalavryta Kalavryta () is a town and a municipality in the mountainous east-central part of the regional unit of Achaea, Greece. The town is located on the right bank of the river Vouraikos, south of Aigio, southeast of Patras and northwest of Tripoli, G ...

and was a primate of Kalavryta, who later took part in the

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. Nearly two months before the start of the war, in January 1821, he took part in the Vostitsa 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 Peloponnesian Senate and president of the parliament in 1822. He took part in the Georgios Kountouriotis 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, 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 Memoirs''), Fotakos, Vergina publishers, Athens 1996 *''Fotakou apomnimonevmata'' (''Φωτάκου απομνημονεύματα'' = ''Fotakou Memoirs''), Vergina, 1996 *''This article is translated and is based from the article at the Greek Wikipedia ( el:Main Page)'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Fotilas Asimakis 1760s births 1835 deaths People from Kalavryta Ottoman-era Greek primates Greek soldiers Greek military leaders of the Greek War of Independence Greek politicians