Athanasios Diakos
Greek general (1788–1821) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Diakos (disambiguation).
Athanasios Nikolaos Massavetas or Grammatikos (Greek: Αθανάσιος Νικόλαος Μασσαβέτας-Γραμματικός; 1788 – 24 April 1821) also known as Athanasios Diakos (Greek: Αθανάσιος Διάκος) was a Greek military commander during the Greek War of Independence, considered a venerable national hero in Greece.
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General Athanasios Diakos Αθανάσιος Διάκος | |
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Native name | Αθανάσιος Νικόλαος Μασσαβέτας |
Birth name | Athanasios Nikolaos Massavetas |
Nickname(s) | Diakos (Deacon) Διάκος |
Born | 1788 or 1791[1] Ano Mousounitsa or Artotina, Ottoman Empire (now Greece) |
Died | 24 April 1821 (aged 30 or 33) Lamia, Ottoman Empire (now Greece) |
Allegiance | Revolutionary Greece |
Service/ | Hellenic Army |
Years of service | 1821 |
Rank | General (posthumously) |
Commands held | Commander of his armed band |
Wars | |
Memorials | Athanasios Diakos (village) and others |
Other work | Monk Member of the Filiki Etaireia |
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