Panagiotis Michanidis (

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: Παναγιώτης Μηχανίδης) was a leader and fighter of the

Greek Revolution of 1821 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 ...

from

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Biography

Panagiotis Michanidis was from

.Tribute: The Greek Revolution of 1821. Thrace in the Revolution, Theofanis Malkidis, Macedonia, 24-25 March 2012
/ref> Before the revolution, he was a member of the

Filiki Etaireia Filiki Eteria () or Society of Friends () was a secret political and revolutionary organization founded in 1814 in Odessa, whose purpose was to overthrow Ottoman rule in Greece and establish an independent Greek State. (''retrieved from Unive ...

, and had the rank of Apostle. He vigorously spread the idea of the Revolution and publicised the events in

Kalamata Kalamata ( ) is the second most populous city of the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece after Patras, and the largest city of the Peloponnese (region), homonymous administrative region. As the capital and chief port of the Messenia regiona ...

. As a military man, he followed Mavromichalis. When he left Kalamata, Michanidis continued his work of transmitting the news. This, along with his way of writing it, acted as a morale boost for the revolutionaries.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Michanidis, Panagiotis Greek people of the Greek War of Independence People from Maroneia