Anagnostis Striftombolas
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Anagnostis Striftombolas (Greek: Αναγνώστης Στριφτόμπολας, 18th century - 1824) was a Greek
revolutionary leader.
and Akrata
. He was a schoolmaster in Tripolitsa
in 1800, he was educated with children's notes and learned the art of war especially on knowing how to use a knife. He was an irreconcilable enemy of the Turks and continuously to quarrel with them, one day, he killed a Turk. Movably, he fled to Zakynthos
(then Zante) where he was enrolled into the English Army. He returned to Tripolitsa in 1818 as a bodyguard of Asimakis Fotilas
, he became ill and Fotilas which he asked and once again returned to Zakynthos. He returned to the same city for the second time and exercised vocationally with a watchamaker but not for a long time. He went to Kertezi
near Kalavryta and formed a strategic body of 15 men and battled at Levidi
where he was killed.
Greece
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revolutionary leader.
Biography
He was born in Mesorrougi in Klousinas near KalavrytaKalavryta
Kalavryta is a town and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the peripheral unit of Achaea, Greece. It is the southern terminus of the Kalavryta - Diakopto Road and the eastern terminus of the Patras - Kalavryta Road. It is located approx...
and Akrata
Akrata
Akrata, is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aigialeia, of which it is a municipal unit. The location is in a valley with two mountaintops. The river named Krathi flows near the center of Akrata. ...
. He was a schoolmaster in Tripolitsa
Tripoli, Greece
Tripoli is a city of about 25,000 inhabitants in the central part of the Peloponnese, in Greece. It is the capital of the prefecture of Arcadia and the centre of the municipality of Tripolis, pop...
in 1800, he was educated with children's notes and learned the art of war especially on knowing how to use a knife. He was an irreconcilable enemy of the Turks and continuously to quarrel with them, one day, he killed a Turk. Movably, he fled to Zakynthos
Zakynthos
Zakynthos , also Zante, the other form often used in English and in Italian , is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands. It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit. It covers an area of ...
(then Zante) where he was enrolled into the English Army. He returned to Tripolitsa in 1818 as a bodyguard of Asimakis Fotilas
Asimakis Fotilas
Asimakis Fotilas was a Greek politician and a revolutionary leader.-Biography:He was born in Kalavryta and was a chief of Kalavryta who took part in the Greek War of Independence. Nearly two months before the start of the war, in January 1821, he took part in the Vostitsa council...
, he became ill and Fotilas which he asked and once again returned to Zakynthos. He returned to the same city for the second time and exercised vocationally with a watchamaker but not for a long time. He went to Kertezi
Kertezi
Kertezi is a small village in the municipality of Kalavryta, Achaea, Greece. It is built on the slopes of Mount Chelmos which are covered with pines, fir trees and rigani or Oregano. Many residents of the post-war generation dispersed to larger Greek cities or other countries. However many return...
near Kalavryta and formed a strategic body of 15 men and battled at Levidi
Levidi
Levidi is a small town and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tripoli, of which it is a municipal unit. The village sits on the eastern part of the slope of the Mainalo mountains. The pine forests are...
where he was killed.