{{Short description|Greek pharmacist and revolutionary fighter of the Macedonian Struggle}} '''Filippos Kapetanopoulos''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Φίλιππος Καπετανόπουλος; 1874–1904) was a Greek pharmacist in [[Bitola|Monastir]] and a revolutionary fighter of the [[Macedonian Struggle]].<ref>[http://e-ptolemeos.gr/protomi-tou-filippou-kapetanopoulou-stous-pirgous/ Βιογραφία του], e-ptolemeos.gr, ανακτήθηκε στις 29/11/2015.</ref> {{Infobox Soldier | name = Filippos Kapetanopoulos | native_name = Φίλιππος Καπετανόπουλος | image = Filipos Kapetanopulos greek revolutionary.jpeg | caption = A portrait of Filippos Kapetanopoulos. | birth_date = 1874 | death_date = 19 September 1904 | birth_place = Katranitsa, [[Monastir Vilayet]], [[Ottoman Empire]] {{small|(now [[Pyrgoi]], [[Greece]])}} | death_place = Polypotamos, [[Florina (regional unit)|Florina]], [[Monastir Vilayet]], [[Ottoman Empire]] {{small|(now [[Greece]])}} | allegiance = {{flagicon|Greece|royal}} [[Kingdom of Greece]] | branch = {{flagicon image|Seal of the Greek-Macedonian Committee.jpg}} [[Hellenic Macedonian Committee|HMC]] | battles = [[Macedonian Struggle]]{{KIA}} | other_work = Pharmacist }}
== Life and Revolutionary Activity == Filippos Kapetanopoulos was born in 1876 in Katranitsa (now [[Pyrgoi]]), which was then part of the [[Ottoman Empire]]. He found work as a pharmacist in Monastir (now [[Bitola]]) before being initiated into the [[Hellenic Macedonian Committee]] in 1903 at the recommendation of the local Greek Consul [[Nikolaos Mavroudis]]. He served as part of the Defense Committee of Monastir, however, he was later relocated to his hometown of Katranitsa to organize local Hellenic Committees and recruit members. In September 1904, he joined the band of the renowned [[Pavlos Melas]] and became a close friend of his.
On September 19, 1904, Filippos Kapetanopoulos was killed in a skirmish with [[Ottoman Army (1861–1922)|Ottoman Troops]]. Out of respect, [[Pavlos Melas]] removed his cloak to cover the body of his fallen comrade. However, in the pocket of that cloak was a letter for the Consul of Monastir<ref>{{Cite book|last=Κλειδής|first=Κώστας|title=Με τη λάμψη στα μάτια|publisher=Ηριδανός|year=1984|location=Αθήνα|pages=σ.127|trans-title=With the sparkle in your eyes}}</ref> which he forgot to remove. The letter was discovered by the Ottomans, which led to them to force the recall of the Greek consuls and pressure the Greek government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-10-31|title=Ο Παύλος Μελάς Αρχειοθετήθηκε|url=https://lithoksou.gr/|website=Wayback Machine|trans-title=Pavlos Melas Archived}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
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