Angelis Govios

Angelis Govios
A portrait of Angelis Govios
Native name
Αγγελής Γοβιός
Bornc. 1780
Limni, Sanjak of Eğriboz, Ottoman Empire (now Greece)
Died28 March 1822
Dyo Vouna, Sanjak of Eğriboz, Ottoman Empire (now Greece)
Allegiance First Hellenic Republic
Branch Hellenic Army
Conflicts

Angelis Govios or Govginas (Greek: Αγγελής Γοβιός ή Γοβγίνας) was a leader of the Greek War of Independence. He is known for the reorganization of the Struggle against the Ottomans in Euboea. A statue in his honour has been erected near the Euboean town of Psachna.

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