Dimitrios Papadiamantopoulos ( el, Δημήτριος Παπαδιαμαντόπουλος; 1813–1877) was a

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soldier who rose to the rank of

major general Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of ...

, and was one of the main leaders of the ousting of King

Otto of Greece Otto (, ; 1 June 181526 July 1867) was a Bavarian prince who ruled as King of Greece from the establishment of the monarchy on 27 May 1832, under the Convention of London, until he was deposed on 23 October 1862. The second son of King Ludw ...

in 1862.

Life

Dimitrios Papadiamantopoulos was born in Patras in 1813, as the son of Ioannis Papadiamantopoulos, a member of the Philiki Etaireia who was killed during the Fall of Missolonghi in 1826. He was among the first students to enter the

Hellenic Army Academy The Hellenic Army Academy ( el, Στρατιωτική Σχολή Ευελπίδων), commonly known as the Evelpidon, is a military academy. It is the Officer cadet school of the Greek Army and the oldest third-level educational institution in ...

, and graduated in 1832 as an artillery second lieutenant. He grew to become one of the chief figures of opposition to King

, and became one of the leaders of the king's ouster in the 10 October 1862 Revolution. In the aftermath, he enjoyed great prestige and influence, acquiring the nickname Stratolaos (a combination of the Greek words for 'army' and 'people'). During the brief civil war of June 1863, he led the field artillery to the support of

Dimitrios Voulgaris Dimitrios Voulgaris ( el, Δημήτριος Βούλγαρης; 20 December 1802 – 10 January 1877) was a Greek revolutionary fighter during the Greek War of Independence of 1821 who became a politician after independence. He was nickname ...

. After the arrival of King

George I of Greece George I ( Greek: Γεώργιος Α΄, ''Geórgios I''; 24 December 1845 – 18 March 1913) was King of Greece from 30 March 1863 until his assassination in 1913. Originally a Danish prince, he was born in Copenhagen, and seemed destined for ...

, he was promoted to major general and made aide-de-camp to the new king. He died in Athens during his retirement in 1877.

References

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