Kotza Anastas
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| Born | Anastasios Papadapoulos 1896 Endikpınar, Erbaa, Tokat |
| Died | December 2, 1922 (aged 26) |
Anastasios Papadopoulos (1896 - December 2, 1922), also known by the alias Kotza Anastas (English: Anastasios the Great), was a Greek militia leader from the western Pontus region.[1] He was a prominent figure in both the first and second battles of the Top Tzam mountain range and was one of the most important leaders of guerrilla groups during the Resistance of the Pontians in the early 20th century. After his death, he became established in Greek consciousness as "The Last Akritas of Pontus."
Biography
He was born in the village of Endikpınar (Greek: Εντίκ Πινάρ) in the province of Erbaa (Greek: Έρπαα) in Pontus. His nickname meant Anastasios the Great, while the Turks in contrast called him Kodza Giaur, which meant Great Infidel. It was often compared by the Pontians with Theodoros Kolokotronis, chieftain of the Revolution of 1821. His characteristic was that he was fighting holding a knife and a Greek flag, which depicted the Pontian eagle. He was killed by chetas, fighting in the village of Özen (Greek: Εζενούς), covering an evacuation operation by the Greek population on 2 December 1922. To date, he is one of the most infamous Greek chieftains.
References
- ↑ Nikos Marantzidis, Yasasin Milliet. Long Live the Nation. Refugees, Occupation and Civil War. Ethnic Identity and Political Behavior among the Turkish-Speaking Greek Orthodox of Western Pontus, University of Crete Press, Heraklion 2001, p. 80.
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