Nikolaos Zorbas Explained

Honorific Prefix:Major General
Nikolaos Zorbas
Native Name:Νικόλαος Ζορμπάς
Birth Date:c. 1844
Death Date:1920
Birth Place:Athens, Kingdom of Greece
Death Place:Athens, Kingdom of Greece
Allegiance: Kingdom of Greece
Serviceyears:?-1911
Rank: Major General
Battles:Greco-Turkish War (1897)
Awards: Order of the Redeemer
Legion of Honour
Alma Mater:Hellenic Military Academy
Laterwork:Leader of the Military League

Nikolaos Zorbas (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Νικόλαος Ζορμπάς; c. 1844 - 1920) was a Greek soldier, most notable as the nominal leader of the Military League which organized the Goudi coup in 1909.

Life

His family was from Magnesia in Asia Minor and he was born in Athens. After studying at the Hellenic Military Academy, he finished his studies in France and Belgium. He fought during the Greco-Turkish War (1897), and in 1909, as a colonel, he was chosen as the leader of the clandestine Military League. After the league organized the Goudi coup in August 1909, he was appointed Minister of Military Affairs in the Stephanos Dragoumis government and retired in 1911 as a Major General.

Zorbas died in Athens.