Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis , also known as Mavromichalis-Pierrakos, was a Greek

Greece

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 officer and politician.

He was the son of general Antonios Mavromichalis

Antonios Mavromichalis (died 1873)

Antonios Mavromichalis was a Greek revolutionary, military officer and politician.He was born in Mani to Pierros Mavromichalis, of the notable Mavromichalis clan. He fought against Ali Pasha, and was captured and remained for years in Constantinople as a Turkish hostage...

, of the famed Maniot Pierrakos (Mavromichalis

Mavromichalis

Mavromichalis is maybe the main clan family name related to war events of Modern Greece. According to early twentieth century's sources forty nine members of this clan offered their lives in the various conflicts the Greeks were involved since the Orlof uprising to the Balkan Wars.- Origin...

) clan. He became an officer in the Hellenic Army

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, fighting in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897, the Balkan Wars

Balkan Wars

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, World War I

World War I

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 (as Lt Colonel) and later in the Asia Minor Campaign, reaching the rank of Lt General. After retirement, he entered politics, serving as Interior Minister in 1922–1923 and Minister for Military Affairs in 1924. He was subsequently elected into the Greek Senate

Greek Senate

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 in 1929. When asked why he had the surname Pierrakos and used Mavromichalis as a nickname, he replied; because he wanted to keep the heritage of his forefathers who fought and die in order for him to live, and the most famous of his forefathers was Petros Mavromichalis

Petros Mavromichalis

Petros Mavromichalis , also known as Petrobey , was the leader of the Maniot people during the first half of the 19th century. His family had a long history of revolts against the Ottoman Empire, which ruled most of what is now Greece...

 (who's real name was Petros Pierrakos).

Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis also competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics

1896 Summer Olympics

The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Athens, Greece, from April 6 to April 15, 1896. It was the first international Olympic Games held in the Modern era...

 in Athens

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.

Pierrakos-Mavromichalis won the bronze medal

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 in the amateur foil event. In the preliminary round, he went 2-1 in his group. He lost to Henri Callot

Henri Callot

Henri Callot was a French fencer. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Callot won the silver medal in the amateur foil event. He went undefeated in his preliminary round group, defeating Henri Delaborde, Perikles Pierrakos-Mavromichalis, and Ioannis Poulos...

, the eventual silver medal

Silver medal

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list, but defeated Henri Delaborde

Henri Delaborde (fencer)

Henri Delaborde was a French fencer. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens and the 1900 Summer Olympics.In 1896, Delaborde competed in the amateur foil event. He placed third of four in his preliminary group after winning one bout, against Ioannis Poulos, and losing the other two, to...

 and Ioannis Poulos

Ioannis Poulos

Ioannis Poulos was a Greek fencer. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Poulos competed in the amateur foil event. He placed fourth of four in his preliminary group after losing all of his bouts, to Henri Callot, Henri Delaborde, and Perikles Pierrakos-Mavromichalis...

 to finish second in the group. There was no match between him and Athanasios Vouros

Athanasios Vouros

Athanasios Vouros was a Greek fencer. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Vouros competed in the foil event. He placed second of four in his preliminary group after winning his match against Georgios Balakakis, losing to Eugène-Henri Gravelotte, and winning by forfeit against...

, who had placed second in the other group; Pierrakos-Mavromichalis was awarded third place because his record of 2-1 in matches was better than Vouros's 1-1.