Kolokotoronis, Theodoros

Japanese: コロコトロニス（英語表記）Kolokotoronis， Theodoros

Born: 1770. Messenia
[Died] February 15, 1843. Greek military leader born in the Peloponnese, Athens. Member of the secret society "Filiki Etheria". During the attack of the Ottoman Empire in 1805-06, he traveled to the Ionian Islands and served in the British conscripted army, gaining military experience. In August 1822, he defeated Dramalis Pasha, but was imprisoned in 1824-25 for rebelling against the National Assembly government established in Epidaurus in January of the same year. After his release, he achieved many military victories. Later, he became a leader of the pro-Russian faction in the government of Kapositorius. During the regency of Oson, he clashed with the government, was imprisoned, and sentenced to death, but the execution was suspended. In his later years, he dictated his memoirs, which were published in Greek and English.

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Japanese:

[生]1770. メッセニア
[没]1843.2.15. アテネ
ペロポネソス半島生れのギリシアの軍事指導者。秘密結社「フィリキ・エテリア」の一員。 1805～06年オスマン帝国の攻撃を受けた際にイオニア諸島へ渡り，イギリスの召集軍隊に勤務し，軍事経験を積む。 1822年8月にはドラマリス・パシャに勝利するが，同年1月にエピダウロスで設立された国民議会政府に反抗したために 24～25年に投獄される。解放後も数々の軍事的勝利を収める。のちのカポジストリアスの政府では親ロシア派の指導者となる。オソンの摂政政治期に政府と対立し，投獄，死刑を宣告されるが執行猶予となる。晩年回想録を口述筆記，ギリシア語と英語で出版された。

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