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[[Image:Panourgias.jpg|thumb|200px]]'''Panourgias Panourgias ''' (Πανουργιάς Πανουργιάς), born [[1767]], at Dremissa, [[Parnassida Province|Parnassida]], was a [[Greeks|Greek]] revolutionary who fought in the Greek [[War of Independence]].
His name was given to him by an error from his godfather who thought he was a girl and named him Panorea (Πανωραία / Ultimate Beauty).
In [[1790 ]] he joins joined Andritsos Verousis. In [[1813]], [[Ali Pasha]] appointed him [[armatolos ]] (αρματωλό) in [[Salona]], but soon after he replaced him with [[Lambros Kosmas]] from [[Souli]]. He later entered the close circle of Ali Pasha, even though there was a confrontation with [[Odysseus Androutsos]].
He joined the Friendly Society ([[Filiki EtairiaEteria]]) and successfully prepared the revolution at [[Parnassida Province|Parnassida]] in [[March 24]], [[1821]].
He participated in the battles of [[Battle of Alamana|Alamana]] (alongside [[Athanasios Diakos]]) and at the inn of Gravia (alongside [[Odysseus Androutsos]]). Panourgias died [[August 4]], [[1834]] at [[Salona]].  [[Category:Greek War of Independence|Panourgias, Panourgias]][[Category:1767 births|Panourgias, Panourgias]][[Category:1834 deaths|Panourgias, Panourgias]]

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