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Nikitaras
Greek revolutionary / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the cricketer, see Steve Nikitaras.
Nikitaras (Greek: Νικηταράς) was the nom de guerre of Nikitas Stamatelopoulos[1] (Greek: Νικήτας Σταματελόπουλος) (c. 1784 – 1849), a Greek revolutionary in the Greek War of Independence. Due to his fighting prowess, he was known as Turkofagos or Turkophagos (Greek: Τουρκοφάγος), literally meaning the "Turk-Eater".[1]
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Nikitaras Νικηταράς | |
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Birth name | Nikitas Stamatelopoulos Νικήτας Σταματελόπουλος |
Nickname(s) | The Turk-Eater Ο Τουρκοφάγος |
Born | c. 1784 Nedoussa, Messenia or Leontari, Arcadia, Ottoman Empire (now Greece) |
Died | c. 1849 Piraeus, Kingdom of Greece |
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Unit | Greek Legion |
Battles/wars | Napoleonic Wars |
Relations | Theodoros Kolokotronis (uncle) |
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