Christodoulos Tsigantes ( el, Χριστόδουλος Τσιγάντες; 30 January 1897 – October 11, 1970) was a

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who distinguished himself as the commander of the Sacred Band during the

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. He was born in

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to Greek parents of Kefalonian origin and died in

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, where he was cremated. Following the failure of the

1935 Greek coup d'état attempt The attempted coup d'état of March 1935 ( el, Κίνημα του 1935) was a Venizelist revolt against the People's Party government of Panagis Tsaldaris, which was suspected of pro-royalist tendencies. The coup was headed by Nikolaos Plastira ...

Lieutenant Colonel Christodoulos Tsigantes, his brother Captain Ioannis Tsigantes, Colonel

Stefanos Sarafis Stefanos Sarafis ( el, Στέφανος Σαράφης, 23 October 1890 – 31 May 1957) was an officer of the Hellenic Army and Major General in EAM-ELAS), who played an important role during the Greek Resistance. Early life and career Saraf ...

and other participants of the coup were

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in a public ceremony.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tsigantes, Christo 1897 births 1970 deaths Greek generals Greek military leaders of World War II Place of birth missing Romanian emigrants to Greece People from Tulcea People from Cephalonia