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-'''Nikolaos Plastiras''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Νικόλαος Πλαστήρας) ([[November 4]], [[1883]] - [[July 26]], [[1953]]) was a general of the [[Greece|Greek]] army. He is known as "O Mavros Cavalares" ("The Black Horseman"). He was born in [[1883]], in [[Karditsa]], [[Greece]]. His parents came from [[Morfovouni]] (formerly Vounesi), a village in the [[Agrafa]] region which is located in the northwestern part of Thessaly in mainland [[Greece]].
+'''Nikolaos Plastiras''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Νικόλαος Πλαστήρας) ([[November 4]], [[1883]] - [[July 26]], [[1953]]) was a general of the [[Greece|Greek]] army. He is known as "O Mavros Cavalares" ("The Black Horseman"). He was born in [[1883]], in [[Karditsa]], [[Greece]]. His parents came from [[Morfovouni]] (formerly Vounesi), a village in the [[Agrafa]] region which is located in the northwestern part of [[Thessaly]] in mainland [[Greece]].
 == Military career ==
-In 1919, Plastiras commanded the [[5/42 Evzones Regiment]] in Ukraine as part of an Allied force aiding the White Army in their ultimately unsuccesful fight against the Red Army.  His force was then transferred to [[Smyrna]] in [[Asia Minor]] via a port in Romania.
+In [[1919]], Plastiras commanded the [[5/42 Evzones Regiment]] in Ukraine as part of an Allied force aiding the White Army in their ultimately unsuccessful fight against the Red Army.  His force was then transferred to [[Smyrna]] in [[Asia Minor]] via a port in Romania.
 During the botched [[Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)|war]] with Turkey from [[1921]]-[[1923]], General Plastiras was responsible for arresting the Greek army's retreat and stabilising the front in [[Thrace]] along the [[Evros River]]. His stance is considered heroic since it helped save the lives of large masses of [[Anatolia]]n [[Greeks]].
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 Plastiras governed Greece as a [[prime minister]] for three terms in [[1945]], [[1951]] and [[1952]].  During his tenure Plastiras oversaw construction of the dam at the [[Tavropos]] ([[Megdovas]]) River to form a lake.  The lake and dam, both formerly named Tavropos, now bear  his name.
-The majority of the work on these two projects was performed by the residents of the Agrafa themselves, known as Agrafiotes, providing a major economic boost to the area.  The dam was a key factor in the electrification and modernization of Greece.  The electricity it produces supplies much of mainland Greece north of [[Peloponnesus]].  Lake Plastiras provides a year-round source of water for the people of the Agrafa and an irrigation source to the farmers in the plains of Thessaly.  General Plastiras' investment in his native region has transformed the Agrafa, once one of the poorest and most isolated areas of Greece, into a bustling tourist hub with scenic views which rival the Alpine regions in western Europe.
+The majority of the work on these two projects was performed by the residents of the [[Agrafa]] themselves, known as Agrafiotes, providing a major economic boost to the area.  The dam was a key factor in the electrification and modernization of Greece.  The electricity it produces supplies much of mainland Greece north of [[Peloponnesus]].  Lake Plastiras provides a year-round source of water for the people of the Agrafa and an irrigation source to the farmers in the plains of [[Thessaly]].  General Plastiras' investment in his native region has transformed the Agrafa, once one of the poorest and most isolated areas of Greece, into a bustling tourist hub with scenic views which rival the Alpine regions in western Europe.
 Plastiras died in [[1953]] in [[Athens]].

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 == Political career ==
-Plastiras governed Greece as a [[prime minister]] for three terms in [[1945]], [[1951]] and [[1952]].  During his tenure Plastiras oversaw construction of the dam at the [[Tavropos]] ([[Megdovas]]) Rive to form a lake.  The lake and dam, both formerly named Tavropos, now bear the name of their arthe lake and dam both bear his name.
+Plastiras governed Greece as a [[prime minister]] for three terms in [[1945]], [[1951]] and [[1952]].  During his tenure Plastiras oversaw construction of the dam at the [[Tavropos]] ([[Megdovas]]) River to form a lake.  The lake and dam, both formerly named Tavropos, now bear  his name.
 The majority of the work on these two projects was performed by the residents of the Agrafa themselves, known as Agrafiotes, providing a major economic boost to the area.  The dam was a key factor in the electrification and modernization of Greece.  The electricity it produces supplies much of mainland Greece north of [[Peloponnesus]].  Lake Plastiras provides a year-round source of water for the people of the Agrafa and an irrigation source to the farmers in the plains of Thessaly.  General Plastiras' investment in his native region has transformed the Agrafa, once one of the poorest and most isolated areas of Greece, into a bustling tourist hub with scenic views which rival the Alpine regions in western Europe.

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 In 1919, Plastiras commanded the [[5/42 Evzones Regiment]] in Ukraine as part of an Allied force aiding the White Army in their ultimately unsuccesful fight against the Red Army.  His force was then transferred to [[Smyrna]] in [[Asia Minor]] via a port in Romania.
-During the botched war with [[Turkey]] from [[1921]]-[[1923]], General Plastiras was responsible for arresting the Greek army's retreat and stabilising the front in [[Thrace]] along the [[Evros River]]. His stance is considered heroic since it helped save the lives of large masses of [[Anatolia]]n [[Greeks]].
+During the botched [[Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)|war]] with Turkey from [[1921]]-[[1923]], General Plastiras was responsible for arresting the Greek army's retreat and stabilising the front in [[Thrace]] along the [[Evros River]]. His stance is considered heroic since it helped save the lives of large masses of [[Anatolia]]n [[Greeks]].
 The Turks called Plastiras ''Kara Biber'' ("The Black Pepper"), while the 5/42 [[Evzones]] were known as the ''Seytan Asker'' ("Satan's Army").  His advance was finally halted at [[Kale-Grotso]], just across the river [[Sakarya]].  Soon after, at the battle of [[Battle of Sakarya]], the Greeks were forced to begin their retreat.

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 In 1919, Plastiras commanded the [[5/42 Evzones Regiment]] in Ukraine as part of an Allied force aiding the White Army in their ultimately unsuccesful fight against the Red Army.  His force was then transferred to [[Smyrna]] in [[Asia Minor]] via a port in Romania.
-During the botched war with [[Turkey]] from [[1921]]-[[1923]], General Plastiras was responsible for arresting the Greek army's retreat and stabilising the front in [[Thrace]] along the [[Evros]] River. His stance is considered heroic since it helped save the lives of large masses of [[Anatolia]]n [[Greeks]].
+During the botched war with [[Turkey]] from [[1921]]-[[1923]], General Plastiras was responsible for arresting the Greek army's retreat and stabilising the front in [[Thrace]] along the [[Evros River]]. His stance is considered heroic since it helped save the lives of large masses of [[Anatolia]]n [[Greeks]].
 The Turks called Plastiras ''Kara Biber'' ("The Black Pepper"), while the 5/42 [[Evzones]] were known as the ''Seytan Asker'' ("Satan's Army").  His advance was finally halted at [[Kale-Grotso]], just across the river [[Sakarya]].  Soon after, at the battle of [[Battle of Sakarya]], the Greeks were forced to begin their retreat.

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	'''Nikolaos Plastiras''' ([[Greek language\|Greek]]: Νικόλαος Πλαστήρας) ([[November 4]], [[1883]] - [[July 26]], [[1953]]) was a [[general]] of the [[Greece\|Greek]] army. He is known as "O Mavros Cavalares" ("The Black Horseman"). He was born in [[1883]], in [[Karditsa, Greece]]. His parents came from [[Morfovouni]] (formerly Vounesi), a village in the [[Agrafa]] region which is located in the northwestern part of Thessaly in mainland [[Greece]].		'''Nikolaos Plastiras''' ([[Greek language\|Greek]]: Νικόλαος Πλαστήρας) ([[November 4]], [[1883]] - [[July 26]], [[1953]]) was a [[general]] of the [[Greece\|Greek]] army. He is known as "O Mavros Cavalares" ("The Black Horseman"). He was born in [[1883]], in [[Karditsa, Greece]]. His parents came from [[Morfovouni]] (formerly Vounesi), a village in the [[Agrafa]] region which is located in the northwestern part of Thessaly in mainland [[Greece]].
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 The Turks called Plastiras ''Kara Biper'' ("The Black Pepper"), while the 5/42 [[Evzones]] were known as the ''Seytan Asker'' ("Satan's Army").  His advance was finally halted at [[Kale-Grotso]], just across the river [[Sakarya]].  Soon after, at the battle of [[Battle of Sakarya]], the Greeks were forced to begin their retreat.
-After the war he had six [[royalist]] generals and politicians who were held responsible for the defeat [[military tribunal|court-marshalled]] - among them Prime Minister [[Dimitrios Gounaris]] - and executed. Plastiras also forced Greece's King [[Constantine I of Greece|Constantine I]] to leave the country in [[1923]].  Plastiras help to lay the groundwork for the [[1st Hellenic Republic]]. These actions gave him widespread fame for being one of the few [[republican]] officers in the Greek army.
+After the war he had six [[royalist]] generals and politicians who were held responsible for the defeat [[military tribunal|court-marshalled]] - among them Prime Minister [[Dimitrios Gounaris]] - and executed. Plastiras also forced Greece's [[King Constantine I]] to leave the country in [[1923]].  Plastiras help to lay the groundwork for the [[1st Hellenic Republic]]. These actions gave him widespread fame for being one of the few [[republican]] officers in the Greek army.
 General Plastiras was even admired by his greatest enemy, Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk).  At the end of the war, negotiations took place regarding the exchange of peoples between Greece and the newly formed Republic of Turkey. Ataturk is quoted telling Plastiras, "I gave gold and you gave me copper."

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