Dionyssis Diakos
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Dionyssis Diakos Διονύσης Διάκος |
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Born | 1794 Pyrgos, (now Greece) |
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Died | 1887 (age 90) Patras, Greece |
Nationality | Greek |
Occupation | Greek revolutionary leader |
Dionyssis Diakos (Greek: Διονύσης Διάκος, 1805-1887) was a Greek revolutionary leader during the Greek War of Independence. He was born in Pyrgos and descended from a family or operators and revolutionary leaders. He was a runner for Pyrgos. He took part in a battle against Ibrahim and the fortress of Kastro. With the sack of the fortress, he was captive and ransomly freed. He was a major with Falangos. He died in 1884 at the age of 90.
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