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Evripidis Bakirtzis

1895 - 1947

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Evripidis Bakirtzis (Greek: Ευριπίδης Μπακιρτζής; 16 January 1895 – 9 March 1947), born in Serres, Ottoman Empire, was a Hellenic Army officer and politician. Dismissed from the army twice due to his participation in pro-republican coup attempts and sentenced to death, later during the Axis Occupation of Greece, in World War II he co-founded the National and Social Liberation (EKKA) resistance group along with Dimitrios Psarros and was the military head of the organization. He later joined and was a prominent member of the National Liberation Front (EAM) and its military wing the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS). He served as head of the Political Committee of National Liberation (PEEA), a government of Greek Resistance-held territories also called the "Mountain Government", from 10 March to 18 April 1944. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Evripidis Bakirtzis is the 16,455th most popular politician (down from 16,330th in 2019), the 823rd most popular biography from Greece (up from 827th in 2019) and the 355th most popular Greek Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Evripidis Bakirtzis ranks 16,455 out of 19,576Before him are Ľudovít Ódor, Bob Mathias, Liviu Dragnea, Erra-imitti, Mihirakula, and Rui Duarte de Barros. After him are Ismail of Ghazni, Andriy Parubiy, Hadi Khosroshahi, Gennady Novitsky, Ole von Beust, and M. K. Stalin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Evripidis Bakirtzis ranks 283Before him are Ove Arup, Antoni Słonimski, Malcolm Sargent, Yakima Canutt, Anita Stewart, and Dudley Nichols. After him are Cliff Edwards, Aileen Pringle, Mikuláš Galanda, Zoltan Korda, Alice Lake, and Milton Margai. Among people deceased in 1947, Evripidis Bakirtzis ranks 200Before him are Tomás Berreta, Petras Cvirka, Vojtěch Bradáč, Simon Janashia, Erich Hecke, and Øistein Schirmer. After him are Winston Churchill, Pedro Ochoa, Julio Lores, Almroth Wright, José Luis Tamayo, and Rosa Smith Eigenmann.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Evripidis Bakirtzis ranks 824 out of 1,024Before him are Glykeria (1953), Theodoros Pangalos (1938), Thanasis Antetokounmpo (1992), Benizelos Roufos (1795), Leonidas Kavakos (1967), and Giorgos Koudas (1946). After him are Charilaos Vasilakos (1877), Philaenis (-250), Dimitris Avramopoulos (1953), Thanos Mikroutsikos (1947), Thomas Mavros (1954), and Demophilus of Constantinople (null).

Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Evripidis Bakirtzis ranks 355Before him are Nikolaos Deligiannis (1845), Oxyntes (null), Theodore Katsanevas (1947), Nikos Kotzias (1950), Theodoros Pangalos (1938), and Benizelos Roufos (1795). After him are Dimitris Avramopoulos (1953), Vangelis Meimarakis (1953), Nikos Dendias (1959), Margaritis Schinas (1962), Georgios Bartzokas (1965), and Fofi Gennimata (1964).