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Anagnostis Papageorgiou Αναγνώστης Παπαγεωργίου | |
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 Anagnostaras in the Battle of Valtetsi by Peter von Hess. | |
| War Minister of the provisional Greek Government | |
| In office 1822–1825 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Christos Papageorgiou (Χρήστος Παπαγεωργίου) c. 1760 Poliani, Ottoman Empire (now Greece) |
| Died | 8 May 1825 Sphacteria, First Hellenic Republic |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Occupation | Soldier Revolutionary |
| Nickname | Anagnostaras (Αναγνωσταράς) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire First Hellenic Republic |
| Branch/service |  Imperial Russian Army Filiki Etaireia Greek Revolutionary Army |
| Rank | Major (Russian Army) General (Greek Revolutionary Army) |
| Battles/wars | |
Anagnostaras (Greek: Αναγνωσταράς; 1760 in Poliani – May 8, 1825[1] in Sphacteria) was a Greek revolutionary, a leading member of the Filiki Etaireia, and later a general and War Minister of the Greek War of Independence. Anagnostaras is a nom de guerre, he was born as Christos Papageorgiou (Greek: Χρήστος Παπαγεωργίου) and signed as Anagnostis Papageorgiou (Greek: Αναγνώστης Παπαγεωργίου).
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- ^ Note: Greece officially adopted the Gregorian calendar on 16 February 1923 (which became 1 March). All dates prior to that, unless specifically denoted, are Old Style.
- ^ Chrysanthopoulos (1888), p. 90.
- ^ Filimon, I. (1834), p. 185: Note (a).