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Georgios Gevidis (Greek: Γεώργιος Γεβίδης) was a fighter of the Greek Revolution of 1821 and a member of the Filiki Etaireia from Thrace.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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He was born in Maroneia,^[1]^[2] then part of the Ottoman Empire. He practiced trade.^[2] In 1819, while he was in Constantinople for business, he was initiated into the Filiki Etaireia by Panagiotis Michanidis, offering 100 grosia.^[1]^[2] Ηe therefore fought in the Greek Revolution of 1821.^[3]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Collection of Geographical and Historical elements of Thrace". Thracian Focus of Thessaloniki (in Greek). 2011-05-22. Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "WP3.8 The Network of the Revolution". kyrtouplegmata.eie.gr. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
^ ^a ^b "Έτσι οφείλουν να απαντούν οι πραγματικοί έλληνες στον τούρκο". olympia.gr (in Greek). 10 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-25.

Eidisis.gr The news Portal of Kilkis, Konstantinos Pinelis, "Participation of Thracians in the Fikili Etaireia and in the revolution of 1821", 31 January 2012^{[dead link]}
Festive Event in the Rotary of Komitini, The unknown contribution of Thrace to the liberation struggle, newspaper Chronos, 24 March 2009,"Excerpt: We don't know how the struggle in the Peloponnese and in Central Greece would have turned out had it not been for the Thracian and Ypsilantis' movements, [...] said Karyofyllis Antonakakis" (in Greek)^{[dead link]}