Kottas
Kottas Christou Kote Hristov | |
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A portrait of Kottas. | |
| Native name | Коте Христов |
| Nickname(s) | Kote (Коте) Kottas (Κώττας) |
| Born | c. 1863 Roulia, Monastir Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (modern Kotas, Florina Greece) |
| Died | c. 1905 (aged 41–42) Monastir, Monastir Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (now Bitola, Republic of North Macedonia) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
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| Years of service | 1898–1905 |
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| Battles / wars | Ilinden Uprising Macedonian Struggle |
| Spouse(s) | Zoi Sfektou |
| Children | 8 - Sofia Christou, Dimitrios Christou, Sotirios Christou, Vasiliki Christou, Christos Christou, Lazaros Christou, Paschalini Christou and Evangelos Christou |
Kottas Christou (Greek: Κώττας Χρήστου) or Kote Hristov (Bulgarian/Macedonian: Коте Христов), known simply as Kottas or Kote, and often referred to as Konstantinos Christou (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Χρήστου), was a Slavophone revolutionary chieftain in Western Macedonia during the Macedonian Struggle.
A native of Roulia, Kottas served as its village elder and later was involved in anti-Ottoman rebel activity, killing several Ottoman officers. He was first associated with the pro-Bulgarian Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) and afterwards with the pro-Greek irregular Hellenic Macedonian Committee. He was captured by the Ottomans, convicted of robbery and hanged in Monastir in 1905.