| Georgios Koliopoulos | |
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| Birth: | 20 February 1915 Kouvelia, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece |
| Death: | 2 May 2023 Tripoli, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece |
| Age: | 108 years, 71 days |
| Country: |  GRE
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| Centenarian | |
Georgios Koliopoulos [Greek: Γιώργος Κολιόπουλος] (20 February 1915 – 2 May 2023) was a Greek centenarian who was the oldest known living man and the oldest living World War II veteran in Greece at the time of his death.
Biography[]
Georgios Koliopoulos was born in the village of Kouvelia, Arcadia District, Peloponnese, Greece on 20 February 1915. He is a primary school graduate. He was assigned on 20 October 1936 to the 5th Cavalry Regiment in Goudi. Then, on 8 June 1937, because he was an excellent horseman, he was transferred to the Palace Guard and took care of King George's two horses. With the officer Bei Theodoros, they achieved a 2.20 meter obstacle Hyperspecies. Dismissed on 20 July 1938, after 20 months of service. He married Georgia Mitropoulou in 1939 and had 6 children.
He became the oldest known living man in Greece, following the death of 107-year-old Thomas Katsanos on 25 September 2021.
Koliopoulos died in Tripoli, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece on 2 May 2023 at the age of 108 years, 71 days.
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References[]
- ΟΙ ΙΠΠΕΙΣ ΤΟΥ 1940, … «ΖΟΥΝ ΚΑΙ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΟΥΝ» Saith, 10 March 2018
- Βράβευση του τελευταίου εν ζωή ιππέα που πολέμησε στο ελληνοϊταλικό μέτωπο το 1940 Ενωμένη Ρωμηοσύνη, 6 June 2022
- Τρίπολη: Τιμήθηκε ο Γιώργος Κολιόπουλος, 108 ετών, για τις υπηρεσίες του στο Έπος του '40 Arcadia Portal, 6 June 2022
- Συνέντευξη με το Βετεράνο Πολεμιστή Γεώργιο Κολιόπουλο στο Politicallyincorrect Politically Incorrect, 31 October 2022
- 108 ετών! Τιμήθηκε ο τελευταίος εν ζωή ιππέας του ελληνοϊταλικού πολέμου. ΖΩΝΤΑΝΗ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ. ΝΑ ΖΗΣΕΙΣ ΑΡΧΟΝΤΑ Facebook Post, 9 November 2022
- Death mention Βόλτα στην Τρίπολη, 4 May 2023 (Archived)
| Greece's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
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Konstantinos Papadamis • Lambis Kounoupas • Tryfon Sivenas • Konstantinos Economidis • Manolis Karastergios • Antonis Sagonas • Manolis Peponis • Giannis Papadimitriou • Stelios Fragiadoulakis • Thomas Katsanos • Georgios Koliopoulos • Georgios Daikos |