peoplepill id: michail-sapkas-1
MS
Greece
1 views today
1 views this week
Michail Sapkas
Greek politician

Michail Sapkas

The basics

Quick Facts

Intro
Greek politician
Places
Gender
Male
Birth
Death
Age
89 years
The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Michail Sapkas in 1910s

Michail Asterios Sapkas (Greek: Μιχαήλ Αστέριος Σάπκας) was a Greek revolutionary and politician of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Biography

Sapkas was born in 1873 in Magarevo, then Ottoman Empire (now North Macedonia). He studied medicine in the University of Athens. Some years before the Macedonian Struggle occurred, he with his family moved to Larissa, where he joined the "New Filiki Eteria" (Νέα Φιλική Εταιρεία) which was established by Anastasios Pichion. He established the Macedonian Society of Larissa, which during the Macedonian Struggle was recruiting volunteers from the nearby areas.

He was elected mayor of Larissa 4 times (1914, 1925, 1929, 1934), and during his service the local water supply and electricity systems got upgraded, as well as the first sidewalks were formed, modern courts of justice were created and the Municipal Conservatory, the Municipal Library and also the Museum of Larissa were founded. Also, during his days, the Senior Gendarmerie Administration of Thessaly was established in Larissa and he granted 15 stremma for the erection of the Alcazar Stadium in 1932. Furthermore, he was elected Member of the Greek Parliament representing Larissa in 1920 and 1936, supporting the People's Party.

He died in 1956, at the age of 83.

The contents of this page are sourced from Wikipedia article. The contents are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Lists
Michail Sapkas is in following lists
comments so far.
Comments
From our partners
Sponsored
Credits
References and sources
Michail Sapkas
arrow-left arrow-right instagram whatsapp myspace quora soundcloud spotify tumblr vk website youtube pandora tunein iheart itunes