Athanasios Kanakaris

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Athanasios Kanakaris
Athanasios Kanakaris during the siege of Patras by Peter von Hess
Native name	Αθανάσιος Κανακάρης
Born	1760 Patras, Morea Eyalet, Ottoman Empire (now Greece)
Died	15 January 1823 Ermioni, Morea Eyalet, Ottoman Empire (now Greece)
Allegiance	First Hellenic Republic
Service/branch	Hellenic Army
Battles/wars	Greek War of Independence Siege of Patras
Spouse(s)	Paraskevi Kostaki
Children	Filiki Etaireia Member of the Peloponnesian Senate Member of the First National Assembly at Epidaurus

Athanasios Kanakaris (Greek: Αθανάσιος Κανακάρης; 1760 in Patras – 14 January 1823 in Ermioni) was a Greek politician. He fought in the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire.

He was born in

His son, was also named Benizelos Roufos and served as Prime Minister of Greece later on. Other members of the family served as mayors, members of parliament and ministers.

He married Paraskevi Kostaki, and in addition to the aforementioned son, they also had a daughter named Angeliki.

References

Further reading

• Πελοποννήσιοι αγωνιστές του 1821, Νικηταρά απομνημονεύματα, Φωτάκου, εκδόσεις Βεργίνα, Αθήνα 1996.