Gennaios Kolokotronis [SEP] position held
Gennaios Kolokotronis
Ioannis Kolokotronis (; 1805–1868), or Gennaios Kolokotronis () as the other were calling him was a Greek warrior of the Greek War of Independence, general and the 14th Prime Minister of Greece. He was born at Stemnitsa, Arcadia, but he grew up at Zakynthos.
He was a son of Theodoros Kolokotronis and his mother was Aikaterini Karousou ().
He acquired the nickname "Gennaios" (meaning "brave") during the Greek War of Independence in which he fought valiantly despite his youth
In 1833, the leaders of the Russian Party, including Theodoros Kolokotronis, his son Gennaios and Kitsos Tzavelas, were implicated in a plot to seek Russian influence to remove von Armansperg and allow Otto to rule without a regent. They were arrested and imprisoned. Although eventually released, the leaders of the Russian Party were out of power and influence compared to the other parties until 1837.
After this period of decline, the mantle of leadership was placed on Gennaios Kolokotronis, Andreas Metaxas and Konstantinos Oikonomos. The younger Kolokotronis served