Nakos Panourgias
Nakos Panourgias (Greek: Νάκος Πανουργιάς) was a Greek commander during the Greek War of Independence, who rose to the rank of major general and was elected an MP in the independent Kingdom of Greece.
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Woodcut of Nakos Panourgias as a general in the dress of the Royal Phalanx. | |
| Native name | Νάκος Πανουργιάς |
| Birth name | Ioannis Panourgias (Ιωάννης Πανουργιάς) |
| Born | c. 1795 Salona, Eyalet of the Archipelago, Ottoman Empire (now Amfissa, Greece) |
| Died | c. 1863 Amfissa, Kingdom of Greece |
| Allegiance | First Hellenic Republic Kingdom of Greece |
| Service/ | Hellenic Army |
| Rank | Major General |
| Battles/wars | Greek War of Independence |
| Relations | Dimitrios Panourgias (father) Yiannis Gouras (uncle) |
| Other work | MP for Amfissa |
Life
Nakos Panourgias was born in Salona in 1795, as the son of the prominent armatolos chieftain Dimitrios Panourgias.[1] He became a warrior like his father, and distinguished himself for his bravery during the Greek War of Independence, fighting both under his father and under other chieftains.[1] Governor Ioannis Kapodistrias named him a chiliarch in 1827.[1]
After independence, King Otto of Greece promoted him to major general, and he was elected as a member of the Hellenic Parliament for his native Amfissa from 1844 on.[1]
He died at Amfissa in 1863.[1]