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People
Greek War Of Independence (1821-1829)
Georgakis Olimbios (1772-1821)
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Georgakis Olimbios {Γεωργάκης Ολύμπιος} (1772-1821). A Friend and a hard fighter, Georgakis Olimbios was among the most worthy of those who worked with Aleksandros Ipsilandis [People] for the Cause in the Danube Principalities (Hegemonies).
Pressure from the Ottomans obliged him to abandon his homeland, first for Serbia and then for Vlachia. He distinguished himself in the Russo-Turkish war (1806-1812) and was given the rank of Colonel. Царь Александр I Павлович Романов [Russian Alphabet] (1777-1825, Czar Alexandr I Pavlovich Romanov, of Russia) included him in his military escort when he went to the Vienna Conference and there he met Aleksandros Ipsilandis.
He became a member of the Society Of Friends [The Society] in 1817 and was included in the twelve "Apostles" who, according to the Society's cryptic code, were the people who would undertake to spread the word about the idea and arouse the whole of the Greek nation. He undertook to make the exiled Leader of the Serbian rebels, Карађорђе [Serbian Alphabet] (Karadjordje) who was called Вожд [Serbian Alphabet], or the "Ultimate Leader", and the Vlach nationalist Владимиреску [Serbian Alphabet] (Vladimireskou) members of the Society, and succeeded in doing so.
Aleksandros Ipsilandis put him in charge of the beginning of the Struggle in Bucharest, where he played a major role in organizing missions and carrying them out. When Vladimireskou dissociated himself, Olimbios tried to persuade him to continue working for the Cause. But he was unsuccessful and Vladimireskou was arrested, convicted and executed.
After Aleksandros Ipsilandis' flight to Austria, Olymbios kept up the attacks against the Ottomans and sought refuge in the Sekou {Σέκου} Monastery in Moldova with Ioannis Farmakis {Ιωάννης Φαρμάκης} on September 5th. At one point in the battle, when he was cut off with 11 comrades, he put a torch to the powder keg and blew himself up along with his pursuers.
Georgakis Olimbios (1772-1821)
04-23-2004