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{{short description|Greek Macedonian fighter}}{{Infobox Soldier |
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| honorific_prefix = Kapetan (Chieftain) |
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| name = Theodoros Boulasikis |
| name = Theodoros Boulasikis |
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| native_name = Θεόδωρος Ι. Μπουλασίκης |
| native_name = Θεόδωρος Ι. Μπουλασίκης |
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| image = Theodoros Voulasikis.jpg |
| image = Theodoros Voulasikis.jpg |
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| caption = Theodoros Boulasikis c. 1908 |
| caption = Theodoros Boulasikis c. 1908 |
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| birth_date = |
| birth_date = 1873 |
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| death_date = |
| death_date = 1937 |
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| birth_place = [[Serres]], [[Salonika Vilayet]], [[Ottoman Empire]] (now [[Greece]]) |
| birth_place = [[Serres]], [[Salonika Vilayet]], [[Ottoman Empire]] {{small|(now [[Greece]])}} |
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| death_place = [[Serres]], [[Kingdom of Greece]] |
| death_place = [[Serres]], [[Kingdom of Greece]] |
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| allegiance = {{flagicon|Greece|royal}} [[Kingdom of Greece]] |
| allegiance = {{flagicon|Greece|royal}} [[Kingdom of Greece]] |
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| branch = * {{flagicon image|Seal of the Greek-Macedonian Committee.jpg}} [[Hellenic Macedonian Committee|HMC]] |
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| serviceyears = 1905-1908<br>1912-1913 |
| serviceyears = 1905-1908<br>1912-1913 |
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| battles = [[Macedonian Struggle]] |
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*[[Macedonian Struggle]] |
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*[[Balkan Wars]] |
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*[[First Balkan War]] |
**[[First Balkan War]] |
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*[[Second Balkan War]] |
**[[Second Balkan War]] |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Theodoros Boulasikis was born in 1873 in Serres. In 1905, he enlisted in |
Theodoros Boulasikis was born in 1873 in Serres. In 1905, he enlisted in the force of [[Doukas Gaitatzis]], which acted in the area around Serres, while he was also a member<ref name=":0">[http://www.serrelib.gr/pdf/dromoiserron.pdf Nikolaos Chr. Christidis, ''<span data-segmentid="109" class="cx-segment">The roads of Serres & the nomenclature</span>'', Serres 2012, p. 113 - 114].</ref> of the "Orpheas" society, a local undercover center of support of the Greek [[Macedonian Struggle]],<ref>[http://www.serrelib.gr/orfeas.htm "Orpheas" Society of Serres] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130103075222/http://www.serrelib.gr/orfeas.htm|date=2013-01-03}}.</ref> posing as an organiser of musical and athletic events. |
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He initially fought as a rifleman in the areas of Serres, [[Bisaltia]], [[Fyllida]] and [[Pangaion Hills|Pangaion]]. In 1907, he was put in command of his group, which fought in Fyllida and Pangaion, rallying the Greeks living in the countryside.<ref>[http://www.serres.gr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=172&Itemid=75 Municipality of Serres: Bouliasikis I. Theodoros].</ref> In the beginning of 1908, he fought in Zihni as the commander of a small group of six guerrillas.<ref name="University Studio Press 2008"><span data-segmentid="105" class="cx-segment">Ioannis S. Koliopoulos</span> <span data-segmentid="106" class="cx-segment">(scientific</span> <span data-segmentid="105" class="cx-segment">editing</span><span data-segmentid="106" class="cx-segment">), ''Obscure, native Macedonian fighters'', Society for Macedonian Studies, University Studio Press, Thessaloniki, 2008</span>, p. 155.</ref> |
He initially fought as a rifleman in the areas of Serres, [[Bisaltia]], [[Fyllida]] and [[Pangaion Hills|Pangaion]]. In 1907, he was put in command of his group, which fought in Fyllida and Pangaion, rallying the Greeks living in the countryside.<ref>[http://www.serres.gr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=172&Itemid=75 Municipality of Serres: Bouliasikis I. Theodoros].</ref> In the beginning of 1908, he fought in Zihni as the commander of a small group of six guerrillas.<ref name="University Studio Press 2008"><span data-segmentid="105" class="cx-segment">Ioannis S. Koliopoulos</span> <span data-segmentid="106" class="cx-segment">(scientific</span> <span data-segmentid="105" class="cx-segment">editing</span><span data-segmentid="106" class="cx-segment">), ''Obscure, native Macedonian fighters'', Society for Macedonian Studies, University Studio Press, Thessaloniki, 2008</span>, p. 155.</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 17:37, 24 October 2024
Theodoros Boulasikis | |
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 Theodoros Boulasikis c. 1908 | |
| Native name | Θεόδωρος Ι. Μπουλασίκης |
| Born | 1873 Serres, Salonika Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (now Greece) |
| Died | 1937 Serres, Kingdom of Greece |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Greece |
| Service |  Hellenic Army |
| Years of service | 1905-1908 1912-1913 |
| Battles / wars | |
Theodoros I. Boulasikis (Greek: Θεόδωρος Ι. Μπουλασίκης; 1873 – 1937) was a Greek chieftain of the Macedonian Struggle from Serres.
Biography
[edit]Theodoros Boulasikis was born in 1873 in Serres. In 1905, he enlisted in the force of Doukas Gaitatzis, which acted in the area around Serres, while he was also a member[1] of the "Orpheas" society, a local undercover center of support of the Greek Macedonian Struggle,[2] posing as an organiser of musical and athletic events.
He initially fought as a rifleman in the areas of Serres, Bisaltia, Fyllida and Pangaion. In 1907, he was put in command of his group, which fought in Fyllida and Pangaion, rallying the Greeks living in the countryside.[3] In the beginning of 1908, he fought in Zihni as the commander of a small group of six guerrillas.[4]
In 1908, after the general amnesty issued after the Young Turk Revolution, he went to Serres,[5] along with other local chieftains, where he gave up his arms and disbanded his forces, in a celebratory manner, cheered on by the crowd.
He took up arms again during the Balkan Wars and especially during the Second Balkan War, when he together with Doukas raised a force of locals, in order to prevent the occupation of Greek villages by Bulgarian forces.[6]
Boulasikis spent the rest of his life in Serres, leading a simple life.
He died in 1937.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Nikolaos Chr. Christidis, The roads of Serres & the nomenclature, Serres 2012, p. 113 - 114.
- ^ "Orpheas" Society of Serres Archived 2013-01-03 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Municipality of Serres: Bouliasikis I. Theodoros.
- ^ Ioannis S. Koliopoulos (scientific editing), Obscure, native Macedonian fighters, Society for Macedonian Studies, University Studio Press, Thessaloniki, 2008, p. 155.
- ^ Tsamis, 1975, p. 433.
- ^ Hellenic Army General Staff, Army History Management, The Macedonian Struggle and the events in Thrace, Athens 1979, p. 297, 301.
Sources
[edit]- Hellenic Army General Staff, Army History Management, The Macedonian Struggle and the events in Thrace, Athens 1979.
- Ioannis S. Koliopoulos (scientific editing), Obscure, native Macedonian fighters, Society for Macedonian Studies, University Studio Press, Thessaloniki, 2008.
- Pavlos L. Tsamis, Macedonian Struggle, Society for Macedonian Studies, Thessaloniki 1975.
- Nikolaos Chr. Christidis, The roads of Serres & the nomenclature, Serres 2012.
