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| name = Theodoros Boulasikis
[[File:Theodoros Voulasikis.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Theodoros Boulasikis in 1908]]
| native_name = Θεόδωρος Ι. Μπουλασίκης

| image = Theodoros Voulasikis.jpg
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'''Theodoros I. Boulasikis''' (1873 – 1937) was a [[Greeks|Greek]] chieftain of the [[Macedonian Struggle]] from [[Serres]].
| caption = Theodoros Boulasikis c. 1908
| birth_date = 1873
| death_date = 1937
| birth_place = [[Serres]], [[Salonika Vilayet]], [[Ottoman Empire]] {{small|(now [[Greece]])}}
| death_place = [[Serres]], [[Kingdom of Greece]]
| allegiance = {{flagicon|Greece|royal}} [[Kingdom of Greece]]
| branch = {{army|Greece}}
| serviceyears = 1905-1908<br>1912-1913
| battles = {{tree list}}
*[[Macedonian Struggle]]
*[[Balkan Wars]]
**[[First Balkan War]]
**[[Second Balkan War]]
{{tree list/end}}
}}
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'''Theodoros I. Boulasikis''' ({{langx|el|Θεόδωρος Ι. Μπουλασίκης}}; 1873 – 1937) was a [[Greeks|Greek]] chieftain of the [[Macedonian Struggle]] from [[Serres]].


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Theodoros Boulasikis was born in 1873 in Serres. In 1905 he enlisted in [[Doukas Gaitatzis|Captain Zervas (]][[Doukas Gaitatzis]])'s force, 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, an 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.
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.


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>


In 1908, after the general amnesty issued after the [[Young Turk Revolution]], he went to Serres,<ref>Tsamis, 1975, p. 433.</ref> along with other local chieftains, where he gave up his arms and disbanded his forces, in a celebratory manner, cheered on by the crowd.
In 1908, after the general amnesty issued after the [[Young Turk Revolution]], he went to Serres,<ref>Tsamis, 1975, p. 433.</ref> along with other local chieftains, where he gave up his arms and disbanded his forces, in a celebratory manner, cheered on by the crowd.
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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 [[Kingdom of Bulgaria|Bulgarian]] forces.<ref><span data-segmentid="104" class="cx-segment">Hellenic Army General Staff, Army History Management, ''The Macedonian Struggle and the events in Thrace'', Athens 1979</span>, p. 297, 301.</ref>
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 [[Kingdom of Bulgaria|Bulgarian]] forces.<ref><span data-segmentid="104" class="cx-segment">Hellenic Army General Staff, Army History Management, ''The Macedonian Struggle and the events in Thrace'', Athens 1979</span>, p. 297, 301.</ref>


Boulasikis spent the rest of his life in Serres, leading a simple life. He died in 1937.<ref name=":0" />
Boulasikis spent the rest of his life in Serres, leading a simple life.
He died in 1937.<ref name=":0" />
== References ==
== References ==
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* Pavlos L. Tsamis, ''Macedonian Struggle'', Society for Macedonian Studies, Thessaloniki 1975.
* Pavlos L. Tsamis, ''Macedonian Struggle'', Society for Macedonian Studies, Thessaloniki 1975.
* Nikolaos Chr. Christidis, ''The roads of Serres & the nomenclature'', Serres 2012.
* Nikolaos Chr. Christidis, ''The roads of Serres & the nomenclature'', Serres 2012.

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Theodoros Boulasikis
Theodoros Boulasikis c. 1908
Native name
Θεόδωρος Ι. Μπουλασίκης
Born1873
Serres, Salonika Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (now Greece)
Died1937
Serres, Kingdom of Greece
AllegianceGreece Kingdom of Greece
Service / branch Hellenic Army
Years of service1905-1908
1912-1913
Battles / wars

Theodoros I. Boulasikis (Greek: Θεόδωρος Ι. Μπουλασίκης; 1873 – 1937) was a Greek chieftain of the Macedonian Struggle from Serres.

Biography

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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

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  1. ^ a b Nikolaos Chr. Christidis, The roads of Serres & the nomenclature, Serres 2012, p. 113 - 114.
  2. ^ "Orpheas" Society of Serres Archived 2013-01-03 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ Municipality of Serres: Bouliasikis I. Theodoros.
  4. ^ Ioannis S. Koliopoulos (scientific editing), Obscure, native Macedonian fighters, Society for Macedonian Studies, University Studio Press, Thessaloniki, 2008, p. 155.
  5. ^ Tsamis, 1975, p. 433.
  6. ^ Hellenic Army General Staff, Army History Management, The Macedonian Struggle and the events in Thrace, Athens 1979, p. 297, 301.

Sources

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  • 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.
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