Georgios Sisinis
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Georg Sisinis was a Greek
politician
and a Greek revolutionary leader
.
in the modern Ilia Prefecture and descended from a rich and historic family of the area. During the Ottoman
rule, he was a chief of Gastouni. He had participated in the Secret Society
in 1819. Before the outbreak of the revolution, the Turks whucg cane fir asking in Tripoli.
He led the revolution of 1821 in Elis and helped mainly the event. He thought he was one of the famous provisioner of the revolutionary force in the Peloponnese
. In the strategic battle he battled mainly in the battles of Patras
, Lala and Chlemoutsi.
As a politician, he was an attorney of Elis and presidents of the second and third National Assembly in 1829. In 1825, he entered together with his son Chrysanthos Sisinis
and jailed for his political confidences in Hydra
. In the spring of the same year he was released and continued his battles and action. In the period of Capodistria, he was a member of the Panellinion (Panhellenic), on the other hand, he abdicated and he dissented with his politics.
Greece
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Politician
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and a Greek revolutionary leader
Greek War of Independence
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between...
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Biography
He was born in GastouniGastouni
Gastouni is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pineios, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. Distance is south of Lechaina, from Kyllini Baths, from Pyrgos, NW of Amaliada and SW of...
in the modern Ilia Prefecture and descended from a rich and historic family of the area. During the Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
rule, he was a chief of Gastouni. He had participated in the Secret Society
Secret society
A secret society is a club or organization whose activities and inner functioning are concealed from non-members. The society may or may not attempt to conceal its existence. The term usually excludes covert groups, such as intelligence agencies or guerrilla insurgencies, which hide their...
in 1819. Before the outbreak of the revolution, the Turks whucg cane fir asking in Tripoli.
He led the revolution of 1821 in Elis and helped mainly the event. He thought he was one of the famous provisioner of the revolutionary force in the Peloponnese
Peloponnese
The Peloponnese, Peloponnesos or Peloponnesus , is a large peninsula , located in a region of southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth...
. In the strategic battle he battled mainly in the battles of Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
, Lala and Chlemoutsi.
As a politician, he was an attorney of Elis and presidents of the second and third National Assembly in 1829. In 1825, he entered together with his son Chrysanthos Sisinis
Chrysanthos Sisinis
Chrysanthos Sisinis was a Greek revolutionary leader and a politician.He was born in Gastouni and was the son of Georgios Sisinis. He battled Patras, Athens, Messolongi and severl other battles. He was jailed together with his father in the civil period as an adherent of Kolokotronis...
and jailed for his political confidences in Hydra
Hydra, Saronic Islands
Hydra is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece, located in the Aegean Sea between the Saronic Gulf and the Argolic Gulf. It is separated from the Peloponnese by narrow strip of water...
. In the spring of the same year he was released and continued his battles and action. In the period of Capodistria, he was a member of the Panellinion (Panhellenic), on the other hand, he abdicated and he dissented with his politics.