Andreas Kopasis was the Ottoman-appointed Prince of Samos from 1908 to 1912. His tenure was widely regarded as pro-Turkish and tyrannical. His bringing in of additional Ottoman troops in 1908 caused a revolt to break out among the Samians, which was quelled brutally by further Ottoman reinforcements. The leaders of the pro-Greek opposition, including Themistoklis Sophoulis, fled the island for Greece. Kopasis was assassinated by a pro-Sophoulis agent on 22 March 1912.
Andreas Kopasis | |
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| Prince of Samos | |
| In office January 1908 – 22 March 1912 | |
| Preceded by | Georgios Georgiadis |
| Succeeded by | Grigorios Vegleris |
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| Born | 1856 Sfakia |
| Died | 22 March 1912 Samos |
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