Dimitrios Stagas

Dimitrios Stagas (Greek: Δημήτριος Στάγκας) or Stasinopoulos (c. 1864–1951), known as well with his nickname Kapetan Mizas was a Greek chieftain of the Macedonian Struggle.[1]

Kapetan (Chieftain) Dimitrios Stagas
A bust of Stagas in Kleisoura.
Native name	Δημήτριος Στάγκας
Nickname(s)	Kapetan Mizas (Καπετάν Μίζας)
Born	c. 1864 Kleisoura, Monastir Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (now Greece)
Died	c. 1951 Kingdom of Greece
Allegiance	Kingdom of Greece
Service / branch	HMC  Hellenic Army
Battles / wars	Macedonian Struggle Balkan Wars First Balkan War

Biography

Stagas was born in about 1864 in Kleisoura of the Kastoria region. He set up his own armed group which acted throughout the Macedonian Struggle, defending his hometown, Kleisoura, from Bulgarian raids, but also the retaliation of the Ottoman authorities. He acted in the regions of Kastoria, Verno, and Eordaia. He cooperated in several operations with Ioannis Karavitis.[2][3] He was a member of the Struggle Commission of Kleisoura and the leader of the militia of Lechovo.[4][5]

He also participated in various operations in the First Balkan War as a volunteer.[6]

He died in 1951 at the age of 86 or 87.

References

1. Νικόλαος Δημ. Σιώκης, Ο Μακεδονομάχος ιατρός Ιωάννης Αργυρόπουλος (1852-1920), εκδήλωση για τα 100 χρόνια από το Μακεδονικό Αγώνα, Εταιρεία Μακεδονικών Σπουδών, p. 209
2. Γεώργιος Πετσίβας (diligence), Ιωάννη Καραβίτη, Ο Μακεδονικός Αγών, Athens 1994, t Β΄, p. 844.
3. John S. Koliopoulos (scientific diligence), Αφανείς, γηγενείς Μακεδονομάχοι, Εταιρεία Μακεδονικών Σπουδών, University Studio Press, Thessaloniki, 2008, p. 81
4. "Κλεισούρα Καστοριάς, 20ος αιώνας". Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
5. Σταυρούλα Βαϊνά Αρβανιτάκη (2004). Ο καπετάν Γρηγόριος Βαϊνάς, Μακεδονικός Αγώνας, Ήθη και έθιμα της Μακεδονίας. Athens: Μέδουσα – Σέλας Εκδοτική. p. 46. ISBN 960-8338-14-X.
6. Κωνσταντίνος Αποστόλου Βακαλόπουλος, Ο Ελληνισμός της περιοχής Μοριχόβου Μοναστηριού κατά τό Μακεδονικό αγώνα - Η περίπτωση του άγνωστου μακεδονομάχου Πέτρου Σουγαράκη