Dimitrios Makris was a Greek klepht and armatolos who was one of the most powerful chieftains in West Central Greece.
11 Facts About Dimitrios Makris
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Dimitrios Makris joined the Filiki Eteria and became a revolutionary during the Greek War of Independence.
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Dimitrios Makris's father was Evangelos Makris, who had taken part in the Greek revolt in 1770.
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Dimitrios Makris was originally a klepht under Captain Georgios Sfaltos, and took over command of his band after Sfaltos' death.
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Dimitrios Makris was appointed an armatolos at Zygos, and never collaborated with Ali Pasha of Janina.
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Dimitrios Makris acquired much wealth by plundering the Turks at Vrachori.
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Dimitrios Makris was initiated into the Filiki Eteria just before the revolution was launched in Western Greece on May 5,1821.
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Dimitrios Makris participated as a representative of Zygos in the Assembly of Western Continental Greece in 1821.
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Dimitrios Makris participated in many battles against the Ottoman Turks including the Third Siege of Missolonghi.
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Dimitrios Makris later fought in Agrinio and Aitoliko and with the collaboration of Georgios Karaiskakis troops attacked and repulsed a body of Albanians.
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Dimitrios Makris returned to his home town, where he eventually died in 1841.