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23-479: The venue was enlarged in 1964 and named after Georgios Karaiskakis , a Greek military commander and a leader of the Greek War of Independence , who died nearby the stadium. The second stadium hosted the 1969 European Athletics Championships and the 1971 European Cup Winners' Cup final . The Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium was completely rebuilt in 2004, when it hosted several games of the football tournament in

46-660: A 3,000-strong detachment  [ el ] that tried to cross the Agrafa area at the pass of Agios Vlasios. When Mustafa Pasha Bushatli , the Pasha of Scutari , arrived at Larissa in 1823, he ordered Karaiskakis to come before him and reaffirm his loyalty in person, rather than through a representative as was usual. Instead, Karaiskakis although heavily ill, left Agrafa with about 300 men and made for Prousos Monastery . There he stayed to recuperate, while his men joined Markos Botsaris ' Souliotes , and eventually fought with them in

69-501: A base for the rebellion leader). Pazvantoğlu's incursions soon became infamous in all of Wallachia. The expression "as in the time of Pazvante Chioru' ", rather common in Romanian , was meant to indicate a time of trouble and ill-government; in time, it simply came to mean "extremely old". In Vidin, Bulgaria , the capital of Pazvantoğlu's domain, there are several landmarks built during his rule that still stand today. These include

92-429: A rare statement of defeat in the context of Phanariote reigns. In late January 1802, Bucharest was gripped by panic after rumors spread that the pasha had sent his army in its direction. Prince Michael Soutzos left the city and ordered its defense by the remaining garrison of Albanians , but disagreements over payment owed led the troops themselves to discard the place; the city soon fell to widespread disorder and

115-563: A rebel against Ottoman rule. He is also remembered as the friend of Rigas Feraios , a Greek revolutionary poet, whom he tried to rescue from the Ottoman authorities in Belgrade . His father was a janissary agha of the 31st janissary orta . His grandfather was originally from the Eyalet of Bosnia , and part of the guards of the city of Sofia , hence Osman's name: pasban-oğlu , "son of

138-417: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a Greek sports venue is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a Summer Olympics venue is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Georgios Karaiskakis Georgios Karaiskakis ( Greek : Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης ), born Georgios Karaiskos ( Greek : Γεώργιος Καραΐσκος ; 1782 – 1827),

161-480: The 2004 Summer Olympics , including the women's Gold medal match . In 2022, it is the second largest football venue in Greece with a capacity of 32,115 spectators. 37°56′46.21″N 23°39′52.33″E  /  37.9461694°N 23.6645361°E  / 37.9461694; 23.6645361 This cycling venue-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Olympics -related article

184-572: The Battle of Karpenisi . As his health did not improve, Karaiskakis left for Ithaca , then ruled by the British , to consult with local physicians. In his absence, Yannakis Rangos declared himself as leader of Karaiskakis' men. Karaiskakis' reputation grew during the middle and latter stages of the war. He helped lift the second siege of Missolonghi in 1823, and did his best to save the town from its third siege in 1826. That same year (1826), he

207-797: The French Republic ). In 1798, he held territories which spread from the Danube to the Balkan Mountains and from Belgrade to Varna . In 1793, he undertook a military expedition to the Pashaluk of Belgrade but was soundly defeated by the Serbs in Ottoman service at the Battle of Kolari . The 1797-8 military expedition of Hüseyin Küçük (having 100,000 soldiers) failed in its goal to conquer Vidin and capture Pazvantoğlu partially due to

230-721: The French invasion of Egypt , and indirectly resulted in the fall and execution of Prince Constantine Hangerli , after Küçük accused him of not having provided the Ottoman Army with enough funds. His power had grown to the point that Napoleon and Talleyrand had hoped to have him become the Ottoman Sultan under French Protection. He also attempted to annex the Sanjak of Smederevo but was stopped by Stanko Arambašić and his 16,000 Serbian soldiers in Ottoman service. In 1799,

253-474: The newly established municipality of which Skoulikaria belongs to. In 2005, by presidential decree, a public holiday of local importance was officially established in Skoulikaria in honor of Karaiskakis, further intensifying the controversy regarding his birthplace. At a very early age he became a klepht in the service of Katsantonis , a famous local Agrafiote brigand captain. He rose quickly through

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276-531: The Ottoman sultan forgave Pazvantoğlu's rebellion and agreed to make him a pasha . Pazvantoğlu often made violent raids in Wallachia , where he often set on fire the cities which he plundered. In 1800, his troops, colloquially known as pasvangii , set on fire a large portion of the city of Craiova : out of 7,000 houses, only around 300 were still standing after the fire stopped. This caused Prince Alexander Mourousis to hand in his resignation to Sultan Selim,

299-565: The army of Ali Pasha in his war against the Ottomans (1820-22), but after his defeat and death, Karaiskakis fled to Vonitsa . In July 1821 he joined the Greek rebels in the Battle of Komboti  [ el ] against Pliasa Ismail Pasha, but he soon left to pursue his long-held ambition of seizing the armatolik of Agrafa , then held by the family of Ioannis Boukouvalas . Karaiskakis gathered supporters from Valtos and other areas, and

322-755: The birthplace of Karaiskakis. Historians have generally put it either at a monastery in Skoulikaria in Epirus or a cave near the village of Mavrommati in Thessaly . A committee set up by the Ministry of the Interior in 1927 to resolve the issue concluded that Mavrommati was his birthplace. Nevertheless, in 1997, as part of the Kapodistrias reform , it was decided to give the name "Georgios Karaiskakis" to

345-457: The brief rule of beggars and vagabonds (who apparently mimicked a coronation ceremony)—this episode was ended by the violent intervention of Ottoman troops stationed in the vicinity, and ultimately led to Soutzos' deposition. In 1809, retaliation campaign of Oltenian hajduks led by Iancu Jianu culminated in the attack and partial destruction of Turnu Măgurele (which was officially administered as an Ottoman kaza , but had become

368-498: The failed attempt to raise the siege of Athens and later also participated in the massacre of the Ottoman garrison stationed in the convent of Saint Spyridon in Piraeus . He was killed in action on his Greek name day, 23 April 1827, after being fatally wounded by a rifle bullet during the Battle of Phaleron . He was buried in the church of Saint Dimitrios on the island of Salamis , according to his expressed desire to be buried on

391-545: The guard". Initially a mercenary in service to the Wallachian prince Nicholas Mavrogenes , Osman Pazvantoğlu disobeyed the latter on one occasion, and was saved from reprisals through Feraios' intervention. Having gathered a large army of mercenaries, he rebelled against the Ottoman sultan Selim III , and, acting as an independent ruler, he minted his own coins and had diplomatic relations with foreign states (including

414-725: The island. King Otto of Greece posthumously conferred Karaiskakis the Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer . Karaiskakis was famous among the fighters of the revolution for his tirade manner of speaking. Karaiskaki Stadium in Neo Faliro , Piraeus is named after him as he was mortally wounded in the area. Dionysis Savvopoulos wrote both the music and lyrics to the popular Greek song "Ode to Georgios Karaiskakis" ( Greek : "Ωδή στο Γεώργιο Καραϊσκάκη" ). Savvopoulos wrote

437-547: The ranks, eventually becoming a protopalikaro , or lieutenant. At the age of fifteen he was captured by the troops of the Albanian ruler Ali Pasha and imprisoned at Ioannina , where he learned Albanian. Ali Pasha, impressed by Karaiskakis' courage and intelligence, released him from prison and had him serve as a member of his personal bodyguards. During his service under Ali Pasha, he fought against another Ottoman warlord, Osman Pazvantoğlu , in 1798. Karaiskakis served in

460-550: The song for Che Guevara , but he chose this title to pass the censorship of the Greek military junta . Karaiskakis was married to Engolpia Skylodimou, and had four children: daughters Pinelopi and Eleni, and sons Spyridon and Dimitrios. Osman Pazvanto%C4%9Flu Osman Pazvantoğlu ( Ottoman Turkish : عثمان پازوانتوگلو ; 1758 – January 27, 1807 in Vidin ) was an Ottoman Bosnian soldier, governor of Vidin after 1794, and

483-458: Was a Greek military commander and a leader of the Greek War of Independence . Karaiskakis was a Sarakatsani . His father was the armatolos of the Valtos district, Dimitris Iskos or Karaiskos , his mother Zoe Dimiski (from Arta, Greece, who was also the niece of a local monastery abbot) and cousin of Gogos Bakolas , captain of the armatoliki of Radovitsi. There is some debate regarding

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506-674: Was appointed commander-in-chief of the Greek revolutionary forces in Rumeli , achieving mixed results: while failing to cooperate effectively with other leaders of the independence movement or with the foreign sympathizers fighting alongside the Greeks, he gained some military successes against the Ottomans . His most famous victory was at the battle of Arachova , where his forces crushed a force of Turkish and Albanian troops under Mustafa Bey and Kehaya Bey. In 1827, Karaiskakis participated in

529-486: Was joined by Yannakis Rangos . In this way, he was able to take over Agrafa and was recognized as holder of the armatolik not only by the local captains, but also by the Ottoman authorities, who were too busy with suppressing the Greek uprising in the Morea ( Peloponnese ). Despite his recognition by the Ottomans, he attacked the Ottoman army retreating from the failed first siege of Missolonghi in early 1823, defeating

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