He was born in Lapithos in then British-ruledCyprus, to Christophis Tsangaridis, in 1887.[1] In 1904 he went to Athens for studies in chemistry, but quickly abandoned them and volunteered for the armed bands of the Macedonian Struggle (1904–08).[1] On his return he enlisted in the Hellenic Army, and, after studies at the NCO School, was commissioned as a cavalry officer.
He took part in the Balkan Wars, World War I, and the subsequent Asia Minor Campaign that followed. He distinguished himself at the Battle of the Sakarya where he was heavily wounded in August 1921, forcing him to take an extended leave.[1] Promoted to Major General in 1935, he disagreed with the establishment of the dictatorial Metaxas Regime in 1936, leading to his internal exile in Sifnos and Ikaria.[1] His lingering wounds, coupled with the hardships of exile, led to his death on 31 March 1939.[1]
His brother Theofanis (1895–1962) took part in the 1931 Cyprus revolt and was exiled, going to Athens where he became president of the Cypriot community, while the youngest brother, Odysseas, became an architect in his home town of Lapithos.[1]
His diary has been published in 1987 by the Estia bookshop as Το ημερολόγιο ενός στρατηγού: Σελίδες νεοελληνικής ιστορίας ("The Diary of a General: Pages of Modern Greek History").
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^ abcdef (in Greek). Municipality of Lapithos. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
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ioannis, tsangaridis, greek, Ιωάννης, Τσαγγαρίδης, 1887, 1939, greek, cypriot, general, hellenic, army, photo, tsagaridis, museum, athens, native, nameΙωάννης, Τσαγγαρίδηςbornc, 1887lapithos, british, cyprus, republic, cyprus, died31, march, 1939ikaria, kingdo. Ioannis Tsangaridis Greek Iwannhs Tsaggaridhs 1887 1939 was a Greek Cypriot General of the Hellenic Army Ioannis TsangaridisA photo of Tsagaridis in the War Museum of Athens Native nameIwannhs TsaggaridhsBornc 1887Lapithos British Cyprus now Republic of Cyprus Died31 March 1939Ikaria Kingdom of GreeceAllegianceKingdom of Greece Second Hellenic RepublicService wbr branch Hellenic ArmyYears of service1904 1908 HMC 1908 1936 Hellenic Army RankMajor GeneralBattles warsMacedonian Struggle Balkan Wars First Balkan War Second Balkan War World War I Macedonian front Greco Turkish War 1919 1922 Battle of the Sakarya WIA AwardsOrder of the Redeemer Commander of the Order of George I Gold Cross of Valour War Cross 1916 17 variant Medal of Military Merit Grand Officer Cross of the Order of Saint Alexander Order of the Yugoslav Crown Officer of the Hungarian Order of MeritHe was born in Lapithos in then British ruled Cyprus to Christophis Tsangaridis in 1887 1 In 1904 he went to Athens for studies in chemistry but quickly abandoned them and volunteered for the armed bands of the Macedonian Struggle 1904 08 1 On his return he enlisted in the Hellenic Army and after studies at the NCO School was commissioned as a cavalry officer He took part in the Balkan Wars World War I and the subsequent Asia Minor Campaign that followed He distinguished himself at the Battle of the Sakarya where he was heavily wounded in August 1921 forcing him to take an extended leave 1 Promoted to Major General in 1935 he disagreed with the establishment of the dictatorial Metaxas Regime in 1936 leading to his internal exile in Sifnos and Ikaria 1 His lingering wounds coupled with the hardships of exile led to his death on 31 March 1939 1 His brother Theofanis 1895 1962 took part in the 1931 Cyprus revolt and was exiled going to Athens where he became president of the Cypriot community while the youngest brother Odysseas became an architect in his home town of Lapithos 1 His diary has been published in 1987 by the Estia bookshop as To hmerologio enos strathgoy Selides neoellhnikhs istorias The Diary of a General Pages of Modern Greek History References edit a b c d e f Laph8iwtes in Greek Municipality of Lapithos Archived from the original on 22 June 2019 Retrieved 18 November 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ioannis Tsangaridis amp oldid 1163110682, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
