Anagnostaras

Anagnostis Papageorgiou
Αναγνώστης Παπαγεωργίου
Anagnostaras in the Battle of Valtetsi
by Peter von Hess.
War Minister of the provisional Greek Government
In office
1822–1825
Personal details
Born
Christos Papageorgiou (Χρήστος Παπαγεωργίου)

c. 1760
Poliani, Ottoman Empire (now Greece)
Died8 May 1825
Sphacteria, First Hellenic Republic
Cause of deathKilled in action
OccupationSoldier
Revolutionary
NicknameAnagnostaras (Αναγνωσταράς)
Military service
AllegianceRussia Russian Empire
Greece First Hellenic Republic
Branch/service Imperial Russian Army
Filiki Etaireia
Greek Revolutionary Army
RankMajor (Russian Army)
General (Greek Revolutionary Army)
Battles/wars

Anagnostaras (Greek: Αναγνωσταράς; 1760 in Poliani – May 8, 1825[1] in Sphacteria) was a Greek revolutionary, a leading member of the Filiki Etaireia, and later a general and War Minister of the Greek War of Independence. Anagnostaras is a nom de guerre, he was born as Christos Papageorgiou (Greek: Χρήστος Παπαγεωργίου) and signed as Anagnostis Papageorgiou (Greek: Αναγνώστης Παπαγεωργίου).
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  1. ^ Note: Greece officially adopted the Gregorian calendar on 16 February 1923 (which became 1 March). All dates prior to that, unless specifically denoted, are Old Style.
  2. ^ Chrysanthopoulos (1888), p. 90.
  3. ^ Filimon, I. (1834), p. 185: Note (a).