Kitsos Tzavelas

General
Kitsos Tzavelas
General Kitsos Tzavelas
Κίτσος Τζαβέλας; Kiço Xhavella
	Portrait of Kitsos Tzavelas
; Prime Minister of Greece
	In office; 5 September 1847 – 12 October 1848
Monarch	Otto
Preceded by	Ioannis Kolettis
Succeeded by	Georgios Kountouriotis
Minister of Military Affairs
	In office; 1844, 1849
Monarch	Otto
Prime Minister	Ioannis Kolettis; Konstantinos Kanaris
Personal details
Born	1800 or 1801; Souli, Pashalik of Yanina, Ottoman Empire (now Greece)
Died	21 March 1855; Athens, Kingdom of Greece
Resting place	First Cemetery of Athens (Section 2)
Political party	Russian Party
Spouse	Vasiliki Tzavela
Relations	Lambros Tzavelas (grandfather); Zigouris Tzavelas (brother); Georgios Tzavelas (brother); Photini Tzavela (sister); Nikolaos Tzavelas; Kostas Tzavelas; Ioannis Kolokotronis (brother-in-law)
Parent(s)	Fotos Tzavelas (father); Moscho Tzavela (mother)
Occupation	Revolutionary; Soldier; Politician
Nickname(s)	Kitsos; Κίτσος; Kiço
Military service
Allegiance	First Hellenic Republic; Kingdom of Greece
Branch/service	Hellenic Army
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Greek War of Independence First Siege of Missolonghi; Battle of Karpenisi; Second Siege of Missolonghi; Third Siege of Missolonghi; ; Crimean War Epirus Revolt of 1854; ;

Kitsos Tzavelas (Greek: Κίτσος Τζαβέλας, 1800–1855) was a Souliot fighter and Hellenic Army General in the Greek War of Independence. After the establishment of the Kingdom of Greece he entered Greek politics and served as minister of Military Affairs (1847-1848) and as Prime Minister (1847).

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