Georgios Sisinis ( el, Γεώργιος Σισίνης, 1769–1831) was a
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revolutionary leader and politician of the
Greek War of Independence
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.
Biography
He was born in
Gastouni
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in
Elis
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, to a rich and historic family of the area. Georgios, his father Chrysanthos and his three brothers, who died young, were all physicians. During the
Ottoman rule, he was a primate (''prokritos'') of Gastouni.
He became a member of the
Filiki Eteria
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in 1819. In 1821, as the Ottoman authorities suspected the Greeks of planning a revolution, he was requested to come to
Tripolitsa
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along with other primates; at the suggestion of
Germanos of Old Patras, he feigned illness and did not attend. Sisinis proclaimed the start of the
Greek War of Independence
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in Elis, and was one of the most important contributors to the Greek struggle. He provided the Greek troops in the
Peloponnese
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with provisions, and distinguished himself in the battles of
Patras
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Lala
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and of
Chlemoutsi
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.
As a politician, he was elected representative of Elis in the
Second National Assembly at Astros
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, and was chairman of the
Third National Assembly at Troezen
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and of the
Fourth National Assembly at Argos
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. In early 1825, during the
Greek civil wars of 1824–1825
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he and his son
Chrysanthos Sisinis were arrested and imprisoned in
Hydra. Released in spring, they returned to an active part in the military operations.
Under Governor
Ioannis Kapodistrias
Count Ioannis Antonios Kapodistrias (10 or 11 February 1776 – 9 October 1831), sometimes anglicized as John Capodistrias ( el, Κόμης Ιωάννης Αντώνιος Καποδίστριας, Komis Ioannis Antonios Kapodistrias; russian: ...
, he was appointed a member of the ''
Panellinion
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'', and in 1829 he was named president of its successor, the
Senate
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. He resigned following disagreements with Kapodistrias, but was not involved in the Governor's assassination in 1831, which he condemned.
He married Yakinthi Stathakopoulou and had two sons, Michail and Chrysanthos.
He died at Gastouni in 1831.
His descendants include the writer David Patrikarakos.
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1769 births
1831 deaths
Ottoman-era Greek primates
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Speakers of the Hellenic Parliament
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Georgios Georgios (, , ) is a Greek name derived from the word ''georgos'' (, , "farmer" lit. "earth-worker"). The word ''georgos'' (, ) is a compound of ''ge'' (, , "earth", "soil") and ''ergon'' (, , "task", "undertaking", "work").
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Members of the Filiki Eteria