Georgios Sisinis
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| Georgios Sisinis Νάκης Αυγερινός |
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| Born | 1769 Gastouni, Greece (then the Ottoman Empire) |
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| Died | 1831Gastouni, Elis Prefecture, Greece |
| Occupation | politician, Greek revolutionary leader |
Georgios Sisinis (Greek: Γεώργιος Σισίνης, 1769 - 1831) was a Greek politician and a Greek revolutionary leader.
[edit] Biography
He was born in Gastouni in the modern Elis Prefecture and descended from a rich and historic family of the area. During the Ottoman rule, he was a chief of Gastouni. He had participated in the Secret Society in 1819. Before the outbreak of the revolution, the Turks whucg cane fir asking in Tripoli.
He lead the revolution of 1821 in Elis and helped mainly the event. He thought he was one of the famous provisioner of the revolutionary force in the Peloponnese. In the strategic battle he battled mainly in the battles of Patras, Lala and Chlemoutsi.
As a politician, he was an attorney of Elis and presidents of the second and third National Assembly in 1829. In 1825, he entered together with his son Chrysanthos Sisinis and jailed for his political confidences in Hydra. In the spring of the same year he was released and continued his battles and action. In the period of Capodistria, he was a member of the Panellinion (Panhellenic), on the other hand, he abdicated and he dissented with his politics.
[edit] References
- The first version of the article is translated and is based from the article at the Greek Wikipedia (el:Main Page)
