Michail Asterios Sapkas ( el, Μιχαήλ Αστέριος Σάπκας) was a
Greek
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revolutionary of the
Macedonian Struggle
The Macedonian Struggle ( bg, Македонска борба; el, Μακεδονικός Αγώνας; mk, Борба за Македонија; sr, Борба за Македонију; tr, Makedonya Mücadelesi) was a series of social, po ...
and politician.
Biography
Sapkas was born in 1873 in
Magarevo
Magarevo ( mk, Магарево; rup, Magaruva or ; sq, Magarovë) is a village in the municipality of Bitola, North Macedonia. The village is 8.29 kilometers away from Bitola, which is the second largest city in the country.
History
Magarevo ...
, then
Ottoman Empire
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(now
North Macedonia
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).
He studied medicine in the
University of Athens
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA; el, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, ''Ethnikó ke Kapodistriakó Panepistímio Athinón''), usually referred to simply as the Univers ...
. Some years before the
Macedonian Struggle
The Macedonian Struggle ( bg, Македонска борба; el, Μακεδονικός Αγώνας; mk, Борба за Македонија; sr, Борба за Македонију; tr, Makedonya Mücadelesi) was a series of social, po ...
occurred, he with his family moved to
Larissa
Larissa (; el, Λάρισα, , ) is the capital and largest city of the Thessaly region in Greece. It is the fifth-most populous city in Greece with a population of 144,651 according to the 2011 census. It is also capital of the Larissa regiona ...
, where he joined the "''New
Filiki Eteria
Filiki Eteria or Society of Friends ( el, Φιλικὴ Ἑταιρεία ''or'' ) was a secret organization founded in 1814 in Odessa, whose purpose was to overthrow the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman rule of Greece and establish an independent Greek ...
''" (''Νέα Φιλική Εταιρεία'') which was established by
Anastasios Pichion
Anastasios Pichion ( el, Αναστάσιος Πηχιών) or Picheon (Πηχεών) (1836 – 24 March 1913) was a Greek of Aromanian descent who was an educator and revolutionary of the Macedonian Struggle.
Biography
He was born in Ohrid dur ...
.
He established the ''Macedonian Society of Larissa'', which during the Macedonian Struggle was recruiting volunteers from the nearby areas.
He was elected mayor of
Larissa
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4 times (1914, 1925, 1929, 1934), and during his service the local water supply and electricity systems got upgraded, as well as the first sidewalks were formed, modern courts of justice were created and the Municipal Conservatory, the Municipal Library and also the Museum of Larissa were founded.
Also, during his days, the ''Senior Gendarmerie Administration of
Thessaly
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'' was established in Larissa and he granted 15
stremma
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History
The Ancient Greece, ancient Greek Greek ...
for the erection of the
Alcazar Stadium
Alcazar Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Larissa, Greece
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in 1932.
Furthermore, he was elected Member of the
Greek Parliament
The Hellenic Parliament ( el, Ελληνικό Κοινοβούλιο, Elliniko Kinovoulio; formally titled el, Βουλή των Ελλήνων, Voulí ton Ellínon, Boule of the Hellenes, label=none), also known as the Parliament of the Hel ...
representing Larissa in 1920 and 1936, supporting the
People's Party.
[Μητρώο Πληρεξούσιων, Γερουσιαστών και Βουλευτών 1822-1935]
Hellenic Parliament
The Hellenic Parliament ( el, Ελληνικό Κοινοβούλιο, Elliniko Kinovoulio; formally titled el, Βουλή των Ελλήνων, Voulí ton Ellínon, Boule (ancient Greece), Boule of the Greeks, Hellenes, label=none), also kno ...
, Athens, 1986, p. 274-275[ΜΗΤΡΩΟΝ ΓΕΡΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΒΟΥΛΕΥΤΩΝ 1929-1974]
Hellenic Parliament, Athens, 1977, p. 74-75
He died in 1956, at the age of 83.
1 October 2013
References
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1873 births
1956 deaths
People from Bitola Municipality
People's Party (Greece) politicians
Greek people of the Macedonian Struggle
Greek Macedonians
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens alumni
MPs of Larissa