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	Filiki Eteria - Phantis
		The Filiki Eteria (spelt also Philikí Etaireía), meaning Friendly Society in Greek, was a secret organisation working in the early 19th century, whose purpose was to overthrow the Ottoman rule over Greece and to establish an independent Greek state.
		One of the leaders of the Eteria was Alexander Ypsilantis.
		In 1818, the seat of Filiki Etaireia was moveed from Odessa to Constantinople.
	wiki.phantis.com /index.php/Filiki_Eteria (775 words)

	Historia Grecji - 1423 - 1750 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Corsairs looted the coasts, klefhtes (anti-Ottoman fugitives and brigands) swept the mountains and there was a growing opposition to the Ottoman rule.
		This opposition took concrete form in the face of the Filiki Eteria, a secret organisation founded in 1814 in Odessa by businessmen Athanasios Tsakalof, Emmanuel Xanthos and Nikolaos Skoufas.
		The members of the Filiki Eteria supported the idea of a rebellion.
	grecja.home.pl /eng/ehistoria_do_1750.htm (247 words)

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		In 1818 the headquarters of the Philiki Eteria were transferred in Zakynthos, with the first initiate being the legendary Theodoros Kolokotronis.
		The island became a place of invitation for the members of Filiki Eteria and sheltered many fighters of the under the rule of Turks then, Greece.
		When however the English discovered the presence of the Filiki Eteria in Zakynthos, they started prosecutions.
	www.villapanorama.gr /italian/zakynthos-history.html (943 words)

	HOW THE TURKS OF THE PELOPONNESE WERE EXTERMINATED DURING THE GREEK REBELLION* (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		However, the Ethniki Eteria was quick to undertake the leadership of this movement when it began to spread everywhere like an octopus, and planned a widespread rebellion in the Ottoman Empire 10.
		The Greek rebellion began as follows: the Metropolitan of Patras, Germanos, who was enrolled as a member of the Philiki Eteria in 1819, weary about the invitation he had received to proceed to Tripolitsa, set out and arrived at the monastery of Ayia {Saint) Lavra, near the mountain town of Kalavrita.
		During this period the Russian consulate at Patras handled the correspondence of the Eteria for the agents of the society in the Peloponnese, and served as their liaison with the Russians.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/803561/posts (9220 words)

	Greek revolution 1821
		Here they came into contact with the radical ideas of the European Enlightenment and the French Revolution.Rigas Velestinlis (Pheraios), aimed to overthrow Ottoman rule in an armed uprising, although Rigas was killed by the Turks before he could put his ideas into practice.
		In 1821 the land that was Greece is controlled by the Turks except for the Ionian islands which has been occupied by the Venetians, then the French and in 1815 by the British.
		The rebellion of the Greeks actually begins in Moldavia when an army of 4500 Hellenes lead by General Alexander Ypsilantis, a Phanariot from so-named district of Constantinople, a member of the Filiki Eteria (Friendly Society), invades hoping to encouage the local Romanian peasants to throw off the yoke of the Turks.
	www.byzantinos.com /Ottomans/Greek_revolution_1821.html (1844 words)

	Osmanlı Tarihi Kültürü Medeniyeti Edebiyatı Sanatı
		Still, Petrobey continued to organize the Greek capetanei (commanders) of Morea for the revolution that was soon to come.
		In 1818 he became a member of Filiki Eteria, and in 1819 he brokered a formal pact among the major capetanei families.
		On March 17, 1821, Petrobey raised his war flag in Areopolis, effectively signalling the start of the Greek War of Independence.
	www.osmanlimedeniyeti.com /wiki/Petros_Mavromichalis_.html (476 words)

	Macedonia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		It is not coincidental that even in its early stages of activity, only a few years from its establishment in Odessa, in 1814, the ``Filiki Eteria'' (i.e.
		After the dissolution of ``Ethniki Eteria'' (National Society) a number of uneasy patriots, not only of Macedonian origin, swelled the ranks of a variety of other associations.
		Their role was to alert and enlighten public opinion in Greece and to coordinate the defense of Greek Macedonia, having the active help of the church which abandoned its defensive strategy in favour of a policy of re-conquest.
	uranus.eng.auth.gr /new/eng/macedonia.old/paratiritis.html (3778 words)

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		It must be also be mentioned that soon after the liberation of Tripolitsa the city revives its strong commercial activities.
		Since 1818 the "Filiki Eteria" (a revolutionary organization of that period) started to send there her apostles.
		Tripolitsa was the second (after Konstantinople and Moldavia), center of the "Filiki Eteria".
	www.xeniosmagazine.gr /prefectures/arcadia/index2.html (590 words)

	Ioannis Kolettis
		In 1813, he settled at Ioannina, where he served as a doctor and after gaining standing he was recruited as the personal doctor of Ali Pasha's son, Muctar Pasa.
		He remained in Ioannina till March of 1821, when he entered Filiki Eteria and left for Syrrako, together with chieftain Raggos, in order to spread the revolution into the Rumelia, but his efforts quickly failed because of the rapid reaction of the Ottoman army.
		Kolettis was the leader of the pro-French party and based his power on his relations with the leaders of Rumeli but also on his ability to eliminate his adversaries by acting behind the scenes.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greece/History/Portraits/IoannisKolettis.html (588 words)

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		Rigas Velestinlis (Pheraios), aimed to overthrow Ottoman rule in an armed uprising, although Rigas was killed by the Turks before he could put his ideas into practice.
		In 1814 three young Greeks, much influenced by the martyrdom of Rigas, founded the Filiki Eteria, the secret "Friendly Society" which laid the organizational groundwork for the revolt.
		The society was founded in Odessa, an important centre of the Greek mercantile diaspora.
	www.happydogsclup.com /sdmc_Greek_War_of_Independence (1605 words)

	History of the Macedonian People from Ancient times to the Present - Part XXI, by Risto Stefov
		The original instigators were members of the "Filiki Eteria" a secret society founded in 1814 in the Russian port of Odessa.
		The intent of the uprising was to liberate all of the Balkan people from Turkish tyranny and unite them in one Christian State.
		The Filiki Eteria planned to start the uprising in three places.
	www.maknews.com /html/articles/stefov/stefov43.html (6413 words)

	Alexander Ypsilantis - Phantis
		In 1817 he became major-general and commander of the brigade of hussars.
		In 1820, on the refusal of Ioannis Kapodistrias to accept the post of president of the Greek Filiki Eteria, Ypsilanti was elected, and in 1821 he placed himself at the head of the insurrection against the Turks in the principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia.
		Accompanied by several other Greek officers in the Russian service he crossed the Prut on March 6, announcing that he had 'the support of a great power'.
	wiki.phantis.com /index.php/Alexander_Ypsilantis (538 words)

	index_gr (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A sea fighter from Psara N. Apostolis fought at the side of L. Katsonis.
		In 1818 he was initiated a member of Filiki Eteria (a liberative movement) by Chrisospathis and in 1820 he became the movement's overseer on Psara.
		In April 1821, 20 ships from Psara were ready for the fight and Apostolis was the commander of the squadron which contributed in the blockade (exclusion) of Dardanelle and in the interception of the Turkish navy in Peloponnesus.
	hellas.teipir.gr /Thesis/Psara/English/apostolis.htm (113 words)

	Maina or Mani
		Maniates known for their martial qualities were the first to join the liberation movement of 1821.
		The society «Filiki Eteria» sent their representatives Perrevos and Xrisospathis to organize the Maniates.
		On the 17-th of March 1821, 12000 Maniats gathered in the church of Taxiarchs (Archangels) of Areopoli and declared war against the Ottoman Empire.
	members.fortunecity.com /fstav1/1821/fort1821/mani.html (1781 words)

	Europeans Online - 100% Greek Independance
		But in the 18th and 19th century, as revolutionary nationalism grew across Europe (due, in part, to the influence of the French Revolution), and the power of the Ottoman Empire declined, Greek nationalism began to assert itself and drew support from Western European "philhellenes".
		In 1814, Greek nationalists formed a secret organization called the Friendly Society (Filiki Eteria) in Odessa.
		With the support of wealthy Greek exile communities in Britain and the United States, the aid of sympathizers in western Europe and covert assistance from Russia, they planned a rebellion.
	www.europeans.co.za /cafeneio/cafeneio_exclusive_greeceindependance.htm (716 words)

	citizens_eng
		His burial plaque, with the emblem of the Bishop German was found recently in a quite bad condition at the town castle.
		Andrew Kontogouris, nephew of Nicholas helps Patras in favor of Filiki Eteria in 1821.
		John Boukaouris: A merchant was converted in the “Friendly Association” (Filiki Eteria) in 1816.
	2gym-patras.ach.sch.gr /citizens_eng.htm (2847 words)

	Acidophilus Related Terms
		These "philhellenes" were to play an important role in mobilizing support for Greek independence.
		A secret Greek nationalist organization called the "Friendly Society" or "Company of Friends" (Filiki Eteria) was formed in Odessa in 1814.
		The members of the organization planned a rebellion with the support of wealthy Greek exile communities in Britain and the United States.
	www.acidophiluseffects.com /notes/?title=Ottoman_Greece (2351 words)

	who was responsible for the Greek War of Independence - Balkanium
		i think some modern historians exaggerate this fact whereas there are other documents (those i gave) that support the idea that Filiki Eteria had to do with Phanariotes, who since Byzantine times, killed each other to gain power.
		The Filiki Etairia succeded in this issue as also and in the other aim: The sunrise of the feelings that the Greeks will liberate from the Ottomans by own and without the support of the foreign powers.
		Except of the Filikis Etairias members were and others important persons such as Papaflessas(Gregoreos Dekaios) and Anagnostaras (Anagnostis Papageorgiou).
	www.balkanium.com /forum/showthread.php?p=8446 (4518 words)

	Adrienne Livadas Celebrates 100th Birthday
		She was born in 1906 at the village of Angon, Cephalonia, to a distinguished family.
		An ancestor, Gerasimos Livadas, studied law in Venice, becoming a member of the underground Greek revolutionary group known as the "Filiki Eteria" in 1821.
		Livadas immigrated to New York City prior to 1920, passing through Ellis Island.
	www.helleniccomserve.com /tsounislivadas.html (313 words)

	The Spectator.co.uk
		People will always respect those whose ancestors did something for their country and were rewarded as a result.
		When I go back home, I get more respect for an ancestor who belonged to the Filiki Eteria, a group that financed and planned the Greek struggle for independence in the early 19th century, than for anything my father did for Greece, which was a hell of a lot.
		The French did away with titles in 1789, got them back with Napoleon, did away with them once again for good in 1870, but it’s a rare French vulgarian who addresses a person of great ancestry without their courtesy title.
	www.lewrockwell.com /spectator/spec247.html (871 words)

	RETHIMNIAN ASSOCIATION OF MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA << ARKADI >>
		He was merchant ship owner trading in many Mediterranean ports.
		He became member of Filiki Eteria and organized, led and economically supported the April 1770 Cretan revolution against the Turks.
		Unfortunately the promised Russian help through admiral Orlof never arrived and with his 1300 fighters fought 40.000 Turks.
	www.rethimnian.com /heritage_sub2.html (150 words)

	Greek Alcohol Exporters Greece, Barbayannis Ouzo Distillery Plomari Lesvos Greece
		At that time in Plomari, industrial production was on the increase and international trade was blooming.
		The great mentor of the Greek Nation, Benjamin of Lesvos, along with the other members of the Filiki Eteria, had begun to lay the foundations of Modern Greece in the Aegean Islands.
		The port of Lesvos was always busy and many products were being shipped from the island to all corners of the world.
	www.barbayanni-ouzo.com /greek-alcohol-distillery.html (264 words)

	Camping Gythion Bay, Gythio Camping, Gythion, Greece, Yithio, Hotel and camping in Gythio Lakonias, Peloponnisos, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The little island of Kranae, known as Marathonisi, was in 1770 AC a major centre of the Greek Revolution and the most important city of the free-Lakonian League.
		After the outbreak of the revolution of 1821 the Gregorakis family, members of the Filiki Eteria, raised the flag of revolution on Marathonisi on March 23rd thus making it the Greek fleet operations centre.
		In 1852 the inhabitants stood firmly behind monk Papoulakis movement, mainly because they opposed King Otto's government.
	www.gythiocamping.gr /eng_gythiohistory.html (244 words)

	Political Violence Against Americans: 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		After the attack, an unknown male called both the Mega television station, and the Greek newspaper Eleftherotypia and stated that the group Filiki Eteria (The Society of Friends) claimed responsibility for the attack.
		According to the caller, the attack was to protest President Bill Clinton's upcoming visit to Greece.
		(Editor's note: Filili Eteria was a resistance group active during the Ottoman occupation of Greece and was credited in part with sparking the struggle that ultimately won Greece's independence.)
	permanent.access.gpo.gov /lps1492/www.state.gov/m/ds/rls/rpt/23133.htm (13596 words)

	My Greek Odyssey: Greek Politics
		Two of the founding members of the "Filiki Eteria" (secret patriotic society), Nikolaos Skoufas and Athanasios Tsakalos as well as Greece's first constitutional prime minister (1844-1847), Ioannis Kolettis, were native Epirotes.
		The key to understanding current conflicts in the area lies in the study of its 19th century history, which was the embryo of Balkan identities.
		The Albanian government has purged ethnic Greeks from appointed positions of power, continues to restrict the teaching of the Greek language and seeks to exert control over the Orthodox Church in Albania.
	greekodyssey.typepad.com /my_greek_odyssey/greek_politics/index.html (12883 words)

	www.dailyfrappe.com - HOUSE WHERE FILIKI ETERIA STARTED FOUND IN MOLDOVA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		HOUSE WHERE FILIKI ETERIA STARTED FOUND IN MOLDOVA
		The headquarters of Filiki Eteria (a secret organization working in the early 19th century whose purpose was to overthrow the Ottoman rule over Greece and establish an independent Greek state), the house where Alexander Ypsilanti prepared the 1821 Revolution has been located in Kisinau, Moldova.
		The house in question is the oldest building in the Moldova capital with a big yard and basements while according to the ownership titles found, it belonged to Filiki Eteria member Michalis Katsikas, a Russian Army captain.
	www.dailyfrappe.com /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1303&Itemid=95 (217 words)

	:: View topic - The real Greece
		I then refer to some of the contributors to founding of the modern Greek nation.
		Athanasios Tsakalov (Hardly a Greek sounding name) from Epirus was one of the 3 original members of Filiki Eteria.
		Do you think there were many Macedonians who anticipated a multi-cultural Greece free from the Ottomans as being better for all?
	www.maknews.com /forum/viewtopic.php?t=497 (2232 words)

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