Nikolaos Makris
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Nikolaos Makris was born in Missolonghi in 1829. He was the son of Dimitrios Makris, a military leader during the Greek War of Independence of 1821. He entered the Hellenic Army and was sent to France for training. After his return, he served in various command and staff positions, and eventually commanded the Athens police and became head of the Hellenic Gendarmerie.
He participated in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 as commander of the 1st Infantry Division.
After the war, he left the army with the rank of Major General. He was elected MP for his native prefecture of Aetolia-Acarnania several times. Provided by Wikipedia
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1by Kandarakis Stylianos, Makris Nikolaos, Panos Christos, Soumplis Vasileios, Karampelas Michael, Kandarakis Artemios, Karagiannis DimitriosGet full text
Published 2011-09-01
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3by Fortos Andreas, Gatos Konstantinos, Varelas Georgios, Vagenas Vassileios, Sakka Paraskevi, Rigopoulou Stamatia, Papatriantafyllou Ioannis, Makris Nikolaos, Kontogianni Vassiliki, Fitsioris Xenofon, Politis Antonios, Tsolaki Magdalini, Oikonomidis Dimitrios, Giatas Konstantinos, Doskas Triantafyllos, Taskos Nikolaos, Mestoussi Angeliki, Vikelis Michalis
Published 2010-04-01Article