23 Facts About Lazos Dogiamas

Lazaros or Lazos Dogiamas was a Slavophone Greek chieftain of the Macedonian Struggle.

Lazos Dogiamas went by the nom de guerre Kapetan Barovitsalis.

Lazos Dogiamas was born in the village of Barovitsa in 1878 to Christos and Angeliki Dogiama.

Lazos Dogiamas came from the old and well known family of Dogiamas which was involved in agriculture and animal breeding.

Lazos Dogiamas had three brothers, Traianos, Demetrios, and Georgios, and a sister Maria.

Lazos Dogiamas joined the IMRO in the latter half of 1903, entering the armed band of his elder brother Traianos, who had joined sometime prior for security purposes.

Lazos Dogiamas joined with the desire to fight the Ottomans and served in the band of Apostol Petkov.

The band of Kapetan Kodrou was hit hard and fractured, leaving Lazos Dogiamas to reorganize and resume the fight.

Lazos Dogiamas struck back and pursued Apostol Petkov and his band.

Lazos Dogiamas followed him and assisted in a failed escape attempt which resulted in Traianos' death.

Lazos Dogiamas returned to Macedonia in early 1907 and formed a new armed band of 15 men.

Lazos Dogiamas was able to obtain recommendations from various prefects and was allowed to enter service.

Lazos Dogiamas went on to work with Gonos Yiotas around the Giannitsa Lake to combat the Bulgarian Komitadjis and Romanian Guerillas.

In 1908, Lazos Dogiamas continued his operations and engaged in many skirmishes against the Ottomans, Bulgarians, and Romanians.

Lazos Dogiamas went to Athens following the Young Turk Revolution.

Many of the Chieftains, Lazos Dogiamas included, worried for their families that remained in Macedonia.

Lazos Dogiamas cooperated with Gonos Yiotas as well as Georgios Karaiskakis.

Lazos Dogiamas was left to assume leadership of their band.

Lazos Dogiamas returned a few months later with a new band following reports of renewed violence against Greeks.

Lazos Dogiamas became wanted by Ottoman authorities, declaring him as dangerous.

Lazos Dogiamas demanded a ransom but a Komitadji from Lazos' village convinced him to release the son without ransom.

Lazos Dogiamas was invited by the IMRO to discuss potential cooperation against the Ottomans.

Lazos Dogiamas's body was retrieved by his mother and was transported to the church of Agia Paraskevi in his village, where he was later buried in its cemetery.