Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Andreas Kontogouris (Greek: Ανδρέας Κοντογούρης, 1700s - 1824) was a Greek revolutionary leader during the Greek War of Independence.He was born in the island of Cefalonia at the time it was in Venetian hands and later moved to Patras, on the present-day mainland of Greece, in 1786.Kontogouris was counsellor to France, Spain, United States and other governments. He accumulated a great fortune and participated during the revolution. He also ran the Cefalonian Body, which he equipped at his own expense. When the Turks invaded Patras, he was chased away and returned to Kefalonia. Before he left, he put the lights on in his warehouses, most of which were full; consequently, his goods remained out of the hands of the Turks.. }
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- Andreas_Kontogouris abstract "Andreas Kontogouris (Greek: Ανδρέας Κοντογούρης, 1700s - 1824) was a Greek revolutionary leader during the Greek War of Independence.He was born in the island of Cefalonia at the time it was in Venetian hands and later moved to Patras, on the present-day mainland of Greece, in 1786.Kontogouris was counsellor to France, Spain, United States and other governments. He accumulated a great fortune and participated during the revolution. He also ran the Cefalonian Body, which he equipped at his own expense. When the Turks invaded Patras, he was chased away and returned to Kefalonia. Before he left, he put the lights on in his warehouses, most of which were full; consequently, his goods remained out of the hands of the Turks.".