About Yannis Gouras
Lived 1771 – 1826 (aged 54–55). Yannis Gouras was a Turkish military personnel.
Yiannis Gouras (; 1771–1826) was a Greek military leader during the Greek War of Independence.
Gouras was an Arvanite. A cousin of Panourgias, he distinguished himself in the battles in eastern Continental Greece, but became notorious for his invasion of the Peloponnese during the Greek civil wars of 1823–25 and his murder of his former chief, Odysseas Androutsos.
He was killed during the Second Siege of the Acropolis.
He was buried in a monastery in Salamis.
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Who was Yannis Gouras?
Greek soldier
When was Yannis Gouras born?
Yannis Gouras was born in 1771 in Panourgias.
When did Yannis Gouras die?
Yannis Gouras died on 1 October 1826 in Athens.
What was Yannis Gouras's occupation?
Yannis Gouras was a military personnel.
What nationality was Yannis Gouras?
Yannis Gouras was Turkish.
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