Nikolaos Petimezas

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Nikolaos Petimezas Νικόλαος Πετιμεζάς
General Petimezas
Born	1790 Soudena near Kalavryta (now Greece)
Died	1865 (age 82) Kalavryta, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Occupation	Greek revolutionary leader

Nikolaos Petimezas (Greek: Νικόλαος Πετιμεζάς, 1790 - 1865) was a Greek revolutionary leader during the Greek War of Independence and a politician.

He was born in 1790 and was the son of Athanasios, a scion of the historic Petimezades family and the brother of Vassilios. After his father was murdered in 180 he fled to British-held Zakynthos, and enrolled in the British-sponsored Greek light infantry units.

He returned to the Peloponnese at the outbreak of the War of Independence, and fought in several battles. In 1826, with 600 men, he occupied Mega Spilaio and drove back the attacks of Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt. He was chosen as a representative of his native Kalavryta in the Greek National Assemblies, and became an MP in the independent Kingdom of Greece.

He died in Kalavryta in 1865.

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Name	Petimezas, Nikolaos
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Date of birth	1790
Place of birth	Soudena near Kalavryta (now Greece)
Date of death	1865
Place of death	Kalavryta, Greece