Manthos Iconomou
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Manthos Oikonomou was a Greek scholar, chancellor and advisor of Ali Pasha
in Ioannina
.
Born at 1754 in the village of Koukouli (Zagori region
). After completing ground level studies in his village he continued his studies in Ioannina. He was already a scholar at 1800. Due to his personality: being honest, hard-working, highly educated, was engaged in Ali’ s court, and soon he managed to become his trustworthy advisor.
While he was at his service he managed to remain indifferent towards the brutalities, committed by Ali’s men against his orthodox fellows. When he got the opportunity he always intervened to save his compatriots from imprisonment or even death (like Konstantinos Ikonomou). His attitude was some times misunderstood. The people who knew him, were sure about his patriotic feelings. Both himself and his brother became members of Filiki Eteria
at 1817. At 1819 he negotiated, for Ali Pasha, with the British
, the surrender of the coastal town of Parga
. The same year he found at Koukouli, the Central School of Zagori. During the conflicts between Ali Pasha and Suplime Porte, he strictly followed the instructions of Filiki Eteria.
He was arrested by Οttoman troops of Mahmud Dramali Pasha
in Metsovo
and executed at 22 August 1822.
Ali Pasha
Ali Pasha of Tepelena or of Yannina, surnamed Aslan, "the Lion", or the "Lion of Yannina", Ali Pashë Tepelena was an Ottoman Albanian ruler of the western part of Rumelia, the Ottoman Empire's European territory which was also called Pashalik of Yanina. His court was in Ioannina...
in Ioannina
Ioannina
Ioannina , often called Jannena within Greece, is the largest city of Epirus, north-western Greece, with a population of 70,203 . It lies at an elevation of approximately 500 meters above sea level, on the western shore of lake Pamvotis . It is located within the Ioannina municipality, and is the...
.
Born at 1754 in the village of Koukouli (Zagori region
Zagori
Zagori , is a region and a municipality in the Pindus mountains in Epirus, in northwestern Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Asprangeloi. It has an area of some 1,000 square kilometres and contains 45 villages known as Zagoria , and is in the shape of an upturned equilateral...
). After completing ground level studies in his village he continued his studies in Ioannina. He was already a scholar at 1800. Due to his personality: being honest, hard-working, highly educated, was engaged in Ali’ s court, and soon he managed to become his trustworthy advisor.
While he was at his service he managed to remain indifferent towards the brutalities, committed by Ali’s men against his orthodox fellows. When he got the opportunity he always intervened to save his compatriots from imprisonment or even death (like Konstantinos Ikonomou). His attitude was some times misunderstood. The people who knew him, were sure about his patriotic feelings. Both himself and his brother became members of Filiki Eteria
Filiki Eteria
thumb|right|200px|The flag of the Filiki Eteria.Filiki Eteria or Society of Friends was a secret 19th century organization, whose purpose was to overthrow Ottoman rule over Greece and to establish an independent Greek state. Society members were mainly young Phanariot Greeks from Russia and local...
at 1817. At 1819 he negotiated, for Ali Pasha, with the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, the surrender of the coastal town of Parga
Parga
Parga, , is a town and municipality located in the northwestern part of the regional unit of Preveza in Epirus, northwestern Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Kanallaki. Parga lies on the Ionian coast between the cities of Preveza and Igoumenitsa...
. The same year he found at Koukouli, the Central School of Zagori. During the conflicts between Ali Pasha and Suplime Porte, he strictly followed the instructions of Filiki Eteria.
He was arrested by Οttoman troops of Mahmud Dramali Pasha
Mahmud Dramali Pasha
Mahmud Pasha, called Dramalı was a Beyzade, an Ottoman Vizier, Serdar-ı Ekrem, Pasha and governor of Larissa, Drama and the Morea. In 1822, he was tasked with suppressing the Greek Revolution, but was defeated and died shortly after....
in Metsovo
Metsovo
Metsovo is a town in Epirus on the mountains of Pindus in northern Greece, between Ioannina to the north and Meteora to the south. The largest centre of Vlach life in Greece, Metsovo is bypassed by GR-6 and also by Egnatia Odos Motorway....
and executed at 22 August 1822.