Angelis Gatsos (Greek:Αγγελής Γάτσος;Bulgarian:Ангел Гацов) (1771–1839) was aSlavophoneGreek^[1] military commander during theGreek War of Independence. He was born in the village of Sarakinovo, today known asSarakinoi (Almopia municipality,Pella regional unit).

Despite Gatsos'Bulgarian origin, in the first half of the 19th century, the religion was the key factor ofidentification of the local communities in the Ottoman Empire, while yet unitedOrthodox fraternity, espoused pro-Greek sentiments.^[2][3] He played an important role during theGreek War of Independence, not only inMacedonia, but also inCentral Greece. He joint theklepht bands of Central Macedonia at the age of 20 and played a leading role during the liberation ofNaousa from the Ottomans in February 1822. After the city was destroyed by the Ottoman Army, he escaped withAnastasios Karatasos to southern Greece where he took part in many battles of the Revolution. In 1826 he went toEuboea, where he created his own band and participated in the battle ofAtalanti Island. After the creation of the independentGreek State, he joined the army and died inChalkida with the rank ofcolonel in 1839.

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