Ioannis Kolokotronis | |
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Ιωάννης Κολοκοτρώνης | |
Prime Minister of Greece | |
In office 26 May – 11 October 1862 | |
Monarch | Otto I |
Preceded by | Athanasios Miaoulis |
Succeeded by | Dimitrios Voulgaris |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1805 Stemnitsa, Morea Eyalet, Ottoman Empire (now Trikolonoi, Greece) |
Died | 23 May 1868 |
Political party | Military |
Spouse | Photini Tzavela |
Relations | Konstantinos Kolokotronis (grandfather) Panos Kolokotronis (brother) Apostolis Kolokotronis (cousin) Kitsos Tzavelas (brother-in-law) |
Parent(s) | Theodoros Kolokotronis Aikaterini Karousou |
Awards | Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer |
Nickname | Brave (Γενναίος) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | First Hellenic Republic Kingdom of Greece |
Branch/service | Hellenic Army |
Rank | Major General |
Battles/wars | |
Ioannis Kolokotronis (Greek: Ιωάννης Κολοκοτρώνης; 1805–1868[1]), or Gennaios Kolokotronis (Greek: Γενναίος Κολοκοτρώνης) as he was nicknamed, was a Greek warrior of the Greek War of Independence, General and Prime Minister of Greece.