Nikolaos Zorbas

Nikolaos Zorbas (Greek: Νικόλαος Ζορμπάς; 18441920) was a Greek soldier, most notable as the nominal leader of the Military League which organized the Goudi coup in 1909.

Major General

Nikolaos Zorbas
Zorbas as an artillery major. Portrait by Spyridon Prosalentis.
Native name
Νικόλαος Ζορμπάς
Born1844
Athens, Kingdom of Greece
Died1920
Athens, Kingdom of Greece
AllegianceGreece Kingdom of Greece
Service/branch Hellenic Army
Years of service?-1911
Rank Major General
Battles/warsGreco-Turkish War (1897)
Awards Order of the Redeemer
Legion of Honour
Alma materHellenic Military Academy
Other workLeader of the Military League

Life

His family was from Magnesia in Asia Minor and he was born in Athens. After studying at the Hellenic Military Academy, he finished his studies in France and Belgium. He fought during the Greco-Turkish War (1897), and in 1909, as a colonel, he was chosen as the leader of the clandestine Military League. After the league organized the Goudi coup in August 1909, he was appointed Minister of Military Affairs in the Stephanos Dragoumis government and retired in 1911 as a Major General.

Zorbas died in Athens.


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