Gennaios Kolokotronis

Ioannis Kolokotronis (Greek: Ιωάννης Κολοκοτρώνης; 1805–1868^[1]), or Gennaios Kolokotronis (Greek: Γενναίος Κολοκοτρώνης) as he was nicknamed, was a Greek warrior of the Greek War of Independence, General and Prime Minister of Greece.

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Ioannis Kolokotronis
Ιωάννης Κολοκοτρώνης
A portrait of Ioannis Kolokotronis c. 1860
Prime Minister of Greece
In office 26 May – 11 October 1862
Monarch	Otto I
Preceded by	Athanasios Miaoulis
Succeeded by	Dimitrios Voulgaris
Personal details
Born	c. 1805 Stemnitsa, Morea Eyalet, Ottoman Empire (now Trikolonoi, Greece)
Died	23 May 1868
Political party	Military
Spouse	Photini Tzavela
Relations	Konstantinos Kolokotronis (grandfather) Panos Kolokotronis (brother) Apostolis Kolokotronis (cousin) Kitsos Tzavelas (brother-in-law)
Parent(s)	Theodoros Kolokotronis Aikaterini Karousou
Awards	Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer
Nickname	Brave (Γενναίος)
Military service
Allegiance	First Hellenic Republic Kingdom of Greece
Branch/service	Hellenic Army
Rank	Major General
Battles/wars	Greek War of Independence Siege of Tripolitsa Battle of Lalas Greek Civil Wars

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