Nikolaos Zorbas

Nikolaos Zorbas
Zorbas as an artillery major. Portrait by Spyridon Prosalentis.
Minister of Military Affairs
In office 31 January 1910 – 18 October 1910
Monarch	George I
Prime Minister	Stefanos Dragoumis
Personal details
Born	(1844-09-27)27 September 1844 Athens, Kingdom of Greece
Died	11 June 1920(1920-06-11) (aged 75) Athens, Kingdom of Greece
Alma mater	Hellenic Army Academy
Awards	Order of the Redeemer Legion of Honour
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of Greece
Branch/service	Hellenic Army
Years of service	?–1911
Rank	Major General
Battles/wars	Greco-Turkish War (1897) Goudi Coup

Nikolaos Zorbas (Greek: Νικόλαος Ζορμπάς; 1844–1920) was a Greek soldier, most notable as the nominal leader of the Military League which organized the Goudi coup in 1909.

Life

A portrait of Zorbas commemorating the Goudi coup.

His family was from Magnesia in Asia Minor and he was born in Athens. After studying at the Hellenic Army Academy, he finished his studies in France and Belgium. He fought during the Greco-Turkish War (1897), and in 1909, as a colonel, he was chosen as the leader of the clandestine Military League. After the league organized the Goudi coup in August 1909, he was appointed Minister of Military Affairs in the Stephanos Dragoumis government and retired in 1911 as a Major General.

Zorbas died in Athens.