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'''Georgios Gevidis''' was a fighter of the [[Greek Revolution of 1821]] and a member of the [[Filiki Etaireia]] from [[Thrace]]. |
'''Georgios Gevidis''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Γεώργιος Γεβίδης) was a fighter of the [[Greek Revolution of 1821]] and a member of the [[Filiki Etaireia]] from [[Thrace]]. |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Revision as of 07:17, 25 August 2020
Georgios Gevidis (Greek: Γεώργιος Γεβίδης) was a fighter of the Greek Revolution of 1821 and a member of the Filiki Etaireia from Thrace.
Biography
He was born in Maroneia, then part of the Ottoman Empire, in the middle of the 18th century. He practiced trade. In 1819, while he was in Constantinople for business, he was initiated in the Filiki Etaireia by Panagiotis Michanidis, offering 100 grosia, and he fought in the Greek Revolution of 1821.
Sources
- Eidisis.gr The news Portal of Kilkis, Konstantinos Pinelis, "Participation of Thracians in the Fikili Etaireia and in the revolution of 1821", 31 January 2012[dead link]
- Thracian Focus of Thessaloniki, Collection of Geographical and Historical elements of Thrace
- Festive Event in the Rotary of Komitini, The unknown contribution of Thrace to the liberation struggle, newspaper Chronos, 24 March 2009,"Excerpt: We don't know how the struggle in the Peloponnese and in Central Greece would have turned out had it not been for the Thracian and Ypsilantis' movements, [...] said Karyofyllis Antonakakis" (in Greek)