Ioannis Nakitsas

Ioannis Nakitsas or Pakitsas (Greek: Ιωάννης Νακίτσας or Πακίτσας, died 1906) was a Greek chieftain of the Macedonian Struggle from Gramos, Western Macedonia, Greece, then part of the Ottoman Empire.[1]

Biography

Ioannis Nakitsas was born in the end of the 19th century in Gramos. He acted as the chieftain of a guerilla band in the areas of Korestia and Kastoria, against Bulgarian komitadjis. He collaborated in various operations with Georgios Tsontos.[2][3]

He settled in Kastoria, where served as head of the executive of the National Organization of Kastoria. On 23 October 1906 he visited his wife in Sdraltsi (now Ampelokipi) of Kastoria. He was noticed by the Turks, who notified the army. Despite his attempt to escape, an Ottoman detachment, after encircling the village, shot and killed him. He was buried in Kastoria.[4]

References
  1. Ioannis Koliopoulos. "Αφανείς, γηγενείς Μακεδονομάχοι" (PDF). Society for Macedonian Studies (in Greek).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Georgios Petsivas (editing), Georgiou Tsontou-Varda, The Macedonian Struggle, Athens 2003, volume II, p. 39
  3. Yearbook of Fighters of the Macedonian Struggle 1903-1909, serial number 2632
  4. "Ο Μακεδονικός Αγώνας (μέρος 3ο): Η ένοπλη φάση (1904-1908)". Ιστορικά Καστοριάς (in Greek). 2011-10-16. Retrieved 2022-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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