Athanasios Klaras (Greek: Αθανάσιος Κλάρας; August 27, 1905 – June 16, 1945), better known by the nom de guerre Aris Velouchiotis (Greek: Άρης Βελουχιώτης), was the most prominent leader and chief instigator of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS), the military branch of the National Liberation Front (EAM), which was the major resistance organization in occupied Greece from 1942 to 1945.
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27 August 1905 Lamia, Kingdom of Greece
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Died |
16 June 1945 (aged 39) Mesounta, Arta, Greece
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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