Pavlos Melas
Pavlos Melas Παῦλος Μελᾶς | |
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Pavlos Melas in uniform. | |
| Nickname(s) | Kapetan Mikis Zezas Καπετάν Μίκης Ζέζας |
| Born | 29 March 1870 Marseille, Second French Empire |
| Died | 13 October 1904 (aged 34) Statitsa, Ottoman Empire (now Melas, Greece) |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Greece |
| Service | Hellenic Army |
| Years of service | 1891–1904 |
| Rank | Second lieutenant |
| Battles / wars | |
| Alma mater | Hellenic Army Academy |
| Spouse(s) | Natalia Dragoumi |
| Children | 2 |
| Relations | Michail Melas (father) Vasileios Melas (brother) Anna Mela-Papadopoulou (sister) Natalia Mela (granddaughter) Stephanos Dragoumis (father-in-law) Ion Dragoumis (brother-in-law) |
| Other work | Member of the Ethniki Etaireia Member of the HMC |
Pavlos Melas (Greek: Παύλος Μελάς, romanized: Pávlos Melás; 29 March 1870 – 13 October 1904) was a Greek revolutionary and artillery officer of the Hellenic Army. He participated in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 and was amongst the first Greek officers to join the Macedonian Struggle.