Lazos Dogiamas
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| Native name | Λάζος Δογιάμας Лазар Доямов |
| Nickname(s) | Kapetan Barovitsalis Καπετάν Μπαροβίτσαλης |
| Born | 1878 Barovitsa,Salonika Vilayet,Ottoman Empire(nowKastaneri,Greece) |
| Died | 24 August 1912 Barovitsa,Salonika Vilayet,Ottoman Empire(nowKastaneri,Greece) |
| Buried | Graveyard of the Church of Agia Paraskevi inKastaneri |
| Allegiance |  IMRO(1903-1905) Kingdom of Greece |
| Service/ |  HMC |
| Years of service | 1903-1912 |
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| Spouse(s) | Aikaterini |
| Relations | Traianos Dogiamas (brother) Demetrios Dogiamas (brother) Georgios Dogiamas (brother) Christos Dogiamas(cousin) |
LazarosorLazos Dogiamas(Greek:Λάζαρος/Λάζος Δογιάμας) was aSlavophoneGreekchieftain of theMacedonian Struggle.[1]He went by thenom de guerreKapetan Barovitsalis(Καπετάν Μπαροβίτσαλης).
Early life
[edit]Lazos Dogiamas was born in the village of Barovitsa (nowKastaneri,Greece) in 1878 to Christos and Angeliki Dogiama. He came from the old and well known family of Dogiamas which was involved in agriculture and animal breeding. He had three brothers,Traianos,Demetrios,andGeorgios,and a sister Maria. He and his three brothers would all become Makedonomachoi.
He could speak both Greek and Bulgarian.
IMRO and the Ilinden Uprising
[edit]Lazos Dogiamas joined theIMROin the latter half of 1903, entering the armed band of his elder brotherTraianos,who had joined sometime prior for security purposes. He joined with the desire to fight the Ottomans and served in the band ofApostol Petkov.Lazos and his brothers formed their own band in 1902[2]and in 1903 participated in theIlinden Uprising.In early 1904, he and his brother became aware of the true intentions of theIMROtowards to the Greek population and in an act of reprisal, killed threeKomitadjisand two IMRO Agents.[3]Their band began to act autonomously and in an attempt at blackmail, the Bulgarians began commit the murders of their relatives.[4]
In early 1905, the brothers defected to serve theHellenic Macedonian Committee.
HMC and the Macedonian Struggle
[edit]Lazos Dogiamas and his brothers collectively entered the service of theHellenic Macedonian Committeein 1905. They were placed under command of M. Moraitis (Kapetan Kodrou)[4]and thus became Makedonomachoi. All three of his brothers took part in theBattle of Kandastiagainst theOttoman Armywhere the band ofApostol Petkovwas also involved. The band of Kapetan Kodrou was hit hard and fractured, leaving Lazos to reorganize and resume the fight. He struck back and pursued Apostol Petkov and his band. They would clash again days later, with only Apostol and two other Komitadjis escaping.[5]
In 1906, Lazos Dogiamas and his band, in collaboration with his brothers, operated in the areas aroundYenice,Karadjova,andGevgeliand successfully rivalled the efforts of theKomitadjis.In July of that year, he worked with the band ofChristos Delliosof Gevgeli in order to locate and killApostol Petkovwhich resulted in failure. However, they were able to assassinate the Turkish AgaKiose Emin,[5]who had a good relationship with theIMRO.The killing of the Aga led to the arrest of Traianos Dogiamas by Ottoman authorities. Traianos was surrendered to the Bulgarian government and was promptly transferred toSofiaas he was still a formal member of the IMRO. Lazos followed him and assisted in a failed escape attempt which resulted in Traianos' death.
Lazos Dogiamas returned toMacedoniain early 1907 and formed a new armed band of 15 men. However, he had aroused the suspicion of theHMCafter his journey toSofiaand had to regain their trust. He was able to obtain recommendations from various prefects and was once again allowed to enter service. He went on to work withGonos Yiotasaround theGiannitsa Laketo combat the Bulgarian Komitadjis and Romanian Guerillas.[6]Lazos and Gonos went from village to village to raise the morale of theGreek Patriarchists.At times, they had to disguise themselves as ragged villagers to evade Ottoman authorities.
In 1908, Lazos Dogiamas continued his operations and engaged in many skirmishes against the Ottomans, Bulgarians,[7]and Romanians.
After the Young Turk Revolution
[edit]Lazos Dogiamas went toAthensfollowing theYoung Turk Revolution.However, after some time, it became obvious that the new administration of theYoung Turkswas not keeping many of its promises and persecution against the Greeks ofMacedoniaresumed. Additionally, theIMROreturned and terrorized theGreek population.Many of the Chieftains, Lazos included, worried for their families that remained in Macedonia.
In the summer of 1910, Lazos organized a group of men and re-entered Macedonia to resume his operations. He once again cooperated withGonos Yiotasas well asGeorgios Karaiskakis.[8]
Following a betrayal in February 1911, a fierce battle commenced against theOttoman Armyby thelake of Giannitsawhich resulted in the death ofGonos Yiotas.Lazos Dogiamas was left to assume leadership of their band. Days later he was once again forced to take refuge inAthensto avoid Ottoman persecution.[9][10]He returned a few months later with a new band following reports of renewed violence against Greeks. He became wanted by Ottoman authorities, declaring him as dangerous.
During the summer of 1912, Lazos Dogiamas kidnapped the son of a rich Bulgarian fromIgumenchoby the name of Gotsos. He demanded a ransom but a Komitadji from Lazos' village convinced him to release the son without ransom.
Death
[edit]Lazos Dogiamas was invited by theIMROto discuss potential cooperation against the Ottomans. Various members from each side attended the meeting. Once the meeting concluded, a signal was given and the Bulgarians and they axed Lazos and two other Greeks to death.[11]
His body was retrieved by his mother and was transported to the church of Agia Paraskevi in his village, where he was later buried in its cemetery.
Legacy
[edit]A bust of Lazos was erected inGoumenissain 1967 and was unveiled by his widow, Aikaterini.
Gallery
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Ioannis Ramnalisand Lazos Dogiamas c. 1905-1908 -
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Lazos Dogiamas with his brothers and others. -
Lazos Dogiamas and his armed band. -
Lazos Dogiamas and his armed band after theYoung Turk Revolution. -
The bust of Lazos Dogiamas inGoumenissa.
References
[edit]- ^"Ειδήσεις - Η ενημερωτική πύλη του Κιλκίς".Archived fromthe originalon 2009-05-01.
- ^Dakin, Douglas (1 January 1966).The Greek Struggle in Macedonia 1897-1913.Institute for Balkan Studies. p. 238.
- ^Δογιάμας, Κωνσταντίνος.Οι Μακεδονομάχοι Αδελφοί Δογιάμα.University Studio Press. pp. 2–3.
- ^abΔογιάμας, Κωνσταντίνος.Οι Μακεδονομάχοι Αδελφοί Δογιάμα.University Studio Press. p. 3.
- ^abΔογιάμας, Κωνσταντίνος.Οι Μακεδονομάχοι Αδελφοί Δογιάμα.University Studio Press. p. 4.
- ^Δογιάμας, Κωνσταντίνος.Οι Μακεδονομάχοι Αδελφοί Δογιάμα.University Studio Press. pp. 5, 11.
- ^Имената на неидентифицираните българските войводи в гръцкия източник са Бори Саракинов, Теодору Гругиев, Василевски Ициу, Иван Гелев и Тодор Груев (Μπόρη Σαρακίνωφ, Θεόδωρου Γκρούγιεφ, Βασιλέφσκυ Ίτσιου, Ιβάν Γκέλεφ, Τοντόρ Γκρούεφ).
- ^Κολιόπουλος, Ιωαννης Κ. (2008)."Αφανείς, Γηγενείς Μακεδονομάχοι".University Studio Press. p. 94.
- ^Илюстрация Илинден.1929. pp. 12–13.
- ^Динев, Ангел (1934).Хуриетът и следхуриетските борби в Гевгелийско.Sofia. p. 63.
{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^Δογιάμας, Κωνσταντίνος.Οι Μακεδονομάχοι Αδελφοί Δογιάμα.University Studio Press. pp. 10–11.
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