Andreas Kontogouris
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| Andreas Kontogouris Ανδρέας Κοντογούρης |
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| Born | Kefalonia, (now Greece)  |
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| Died | Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Occupation | Greek revolutionary leader |
Andreas Kontogouris (Greek: Ανδρέας Κοντογούρης, 18th century - 1824) was a Greek revolutionary leader during the Greek War of Independence.
He was born in the island of Kefalonia at the time was in Venetian hands, he moved to Patras on the present-day mainland of Greece in 1786.
He was counsellor to France, Spain, United States and other governments. He accumulated a great fortune and participated during the revolution, he ran the Kefalonian Body in which it equipped with his own expense. When the Turks invaded Patras, he was chased away and returned to Kefalonia. Before he left, he put the lights on in his warehouses, most of which were full; consequently, his goods remained out of the hands of the Turks.
[edit] References
- Peloponnesian Revolutionary Leaders of 1821, Nikitaras Remembered (ποννήσιοι αγωνιστές του 1821, Νικηταρά απομνημονεύματα = Peloponissoi agonistes tou 1821, Nikitara apomnimonevmata), Fotakou, Vergina publishers, Athens 1996
- This article is translated and is based from the article at the Greek Wikipedia (el:Main Page)
