Nikolaos Makris Explained

Nikolaos Makris
Birth Date:1829
Death Date:13 January 1911
Birth Place:Missolonghi, First Hellenic Republic
Death Place:Kingdom of Greece
Allegiance: Kingdom of Greece
Kingdom of Sardinia
Native Name:Νικόλαος Μακρής
Branch:
Royal Sardinian Army
Rank: Major General
Commands:Athens Police
Hellenic Gendarmerie
Army of Thessaly
1st Infantry Division
Battles:
Parents:Dimitrios Makris
Riding:Aetolia-Acarnania
Primeminister:Eleftherios Venizelos
Termstart:?
Termend:13 January 1911

Nikolaos Makris (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Νικόλαος Μακρής, 1829–1911) was a Hellenic Army General and politician.

Nikolaos Makris was born in Missolonghi in 1829. He was the son of Dimitrios Makris, a military leader during the Greek War of Independence of 1821. He entered the Hellenic Army and was sent to France for training. After his return, he served in various command and staff positions, and eventually commanded the Athens police and became head of the Hellenic Gendarmerie.

He participated in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 as commander of the 1st Infantry Division.

After the war, he left the army with the rank of Major General. He was elected MP for his native prefecture of Aetolia-Acarnania several times.

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