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Zygmunt Mineyko

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357:, which led to the capture of Ioannina and Epirus by Greece. As an engineer and head of the cartographic service of the Greek General Staff, and with his prior knowledge of the region, he prepared a plan for the outflanking movement which led to the taking of the strongly fortified Turkish position of "Bizani", which sealed entry to the Ioannina Valley. In November 1919, the affair became famous when, during the trial of General Staff Officers, the Athenian journals " 20: 138:
and was weakened economically and politically, an unrest started on the lands of the former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. In 1861, Mineyko returned home to spread anti-Russian agitation among the Polish and Belarusian population. Being under the persecution of the Russian government he escaped to
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in the former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth against the Russian Empire bursted, Mineyko returned home. He organized and led a guerrilla brigade in the region of Ashmyany. After being defeated by Russian forces, Mineyko was arrested and sentenced to death. Only with the help of the bribes given to
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in 1868, the Emperor of the French brought up the subject of the French prisoners in Siberia. The Russian monarch could not deny the list of specific names. Soon, these prisoners were released. The French government thanked Mineyko by granting him an opportunity to study at
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and of the Loges Panhellenion and Pythagoras of the Grande Loge de Grece, where he was extremely active. He also belonged to the Supreme Council of Greece of the Masonic Old and Accepted Scottish Rites. When he died, thousands of Masons attended his funeral in Athens.
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On the way to exile, Mineyko encountered French prisoners, also sentenced by Russians for their participation in the January Uprising. He memorized their names to pass the information on to French authorities in the future.
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became the third member of the Papandreou family to serve as the country's prime minister (2009–2011). He has mentioned his background, telling about his maternal great-grandfather who came to live in Greece.
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provinces, then part of the Ottoman Empire. In 1878 he made a sensational archaeological discovery, when his expedition found traces of the major ancient sanctuary of
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Zygmunt worked as a chief engineer of the Public Works Ministry until August 1917, when he suffered a heart attack. His illness led to his resignation.
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in 1896. During the Games, Mineyko wrote reports from the Olympic arena for the Polish newspaper "Czas". He wrote letters for Polish periodicals in
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Zygmunt Mineiko and Persephone Manaris raised two sons and five daughters. One of their daughters, Sophia, married
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Russian officials and selling of family estates, he managed to escape the death penalty and was sent to a 12-year
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to inform him about the French officers, participants of the January Uprising, whom he had met in Siberia. When
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in 1896, and in 1897 he was head of the topographic section of the General Staff of the Greek Army.
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Mineyko was born into the family of Stanislaw Jerzy Mineyko and Cecilia Szukiewicz in Balvanishki,
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acknowledged Mineyko by proclaiming him honorary citizen of Greece in 1910. After the end of the
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for many years, presenting the problems of Greek politics and ethnic questions from a pro-
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In 1865, Mineyko managed to escape from Siberian exile. He left the Russian Empire on
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Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union alumni
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in 1413, and the family possessed many estates in what is now Poland and Belarus.
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ship under the name of count von Meberthe. The revolutionary travelled to
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The son of Andreas Papandreou and the great-grandson of Zygmunt Mineyko,
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in 1922, Mineyko received Polish military awards, such as the
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In 1911 and 1922, Mineyko was able to visit his homeland, the
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Mineyko deposited his memoirs and articles in the Library of
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He participated in the construction and restoration of the
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Greek military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1897)
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Mineyko then worked for 20 years in the service of the
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Emigrants from Congress Poland to the Ottoman Empire
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French military personnel of the Franco-Prussian War
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Vilnius: R.Paknio Leidykla. p. 168. 519:, and donated his numismatic collection to 236:, building roads, railways, and bridges in 966:People from the Russian Empire who escaped 611: 609: 607: 605: 1021:Emigrants from Congress Poland to Greece 971:Emigrants from Congress Poland to France 641: 639: 637: 618:Vilnius: A Guide to Its Names and People 462:, was an excellent horseman and hunter. 307:square. In 1891 their family settled in 856:Information about Members of the Family 586:(in Belarusian). TUT.BY. Archived from 551: 786:Советская Белоруссия. Беларусь Сегодня 717:"Andreas G. Papandreou Full Biography" 220:. In 1870 he fought for France in the 7: 961:Polish prisoners sentenced to death 956:Polish exiles in the Russian Empire 1051:Recipients of the Virtuti Militari 996:19th-century Polish archaeologists 719:. Andreas G. Papandreou Foundation 504:, the rank of veteran-colonel and 14: 986:Engineers from the Ottoman Empire 582:Lashkevich, Kastus (4 Feb 2009). 110:high school. His brother-in-law, 106:In 1858 Mineyko graduated from a 646:Zdrada, Jerzy (9 October 1999). 559:Arlou, Uladzimier (3 Sep 2006). 395:who later served three terms as 379:. He died on December 27, 1925. 86:). The Mineykos belonged to the 1016:19th-century Polish journalists 584:"Ліцвінскі элін — герой Грэцыі" 1076:20th-century Greek journalists 946:19th-century Greek journalists 563:(in Belarusian). Радыё Свабода 252:. He became chief engineer of 124:Nicholas General Staff Academy 92:Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1: 951:January Uprising participants 931:19th-century Polish engineers 901:People from Ashmyany District 740:"Papandreou's Foreign Policy" 936:20th-century Greek engineers 911:19th-century Polish nobility 906:People from Oshmyansky Uyezd 367:Golden Cross of the Redeemer 114:was a close relative of the 510:University of Jan Kazimierz 1092: 328:first modern Olympic Games 322:facilities, including the 295:, principal of the famous 1011:Polish sports journalists 916:Polish military engineers 523:. 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Greek
Greek citizen
Greece
Georgios Papandreou
Andreas Papandreou
George Papandreou
Prime Ministers of Greece
Russian Empire
Zyalyony Bor
Ashmyany district
Grodno region
Belarus
szlachta
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Union of Horodło
Vilna
Aleksander Tydman
Russian
Eduard Totleben
Nicholas General Staff Academy
Saint Petersburg
Russian Empire
Crimean war
Italy
Genoa
January Uprising
Katorga
Siberia
English

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