Ioannis Evaggelopoulos
Ioannis Evaggelopoulos (Greek: Ιωάννης Ευαγγελόπουλος) was a Greek chieftain of the Macedonian Struggle from Mikropoli, Drama.
Kapetan (Chieftain) Ioannis Evaggelopoulos | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Ιωάννης Ευαγγελόπουλος |
| Born | c. 1880s Mikropoli, Adrianople Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (now Greece) |
| Allegiance | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kingdom of Greece |
| Service/ |  HMC |
| Battles/wars | Macedonian Struggle |
Biography
Ioannis Evaggelopoulos was born in the end of the 19th century in Mikropoli. He cooperated with various Greek armed bands as a rifleman in the areas of Drama, Elassona, Pieria and Giannitsa, during the Macedonian Struggle. He was then put in charge of a guerilla force which fought against the Ottomans and Bulgarians in Olympus and in the area of Giannitsa.[1][2]
References
- Αρχείο Διεύθυνσης Εφέδρων Πολεμιστών Αγωνιστών Θυμάτων Αναπήρων (ΔΕΠΑΘΑ), Αρχείο Μακεδονικού Αγώνα, φ. Ε-22 (Hellenic Army Files)
- Ioannis S. Koliopoulos (scientific editing), Obscure, native Macedonian fighters, Society for Macedonian Studies, University Studio Press, Thessaloniki, 2008, p. 26
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