Theodoros I. Boulasikis (; 1873 – 1937) was a Greek chieftain of the Macedonian Struggle from Serres.
Biography Theodoros Boulasikis was born in 1873 in Serres. In 1905, he enlisted in the force of Doukas Gaitatzis, which acted in the area around Serres, while he was also a memberNikolaos Chr. Christidis, The roads of Serres & the nomenclature, Serres 2012, p. 113 - 114. of the "Orpheas" society, a local undercover center of support of the Greek Macedonian Struggle,"Orpheas" Society of Serres . posing as an organiser of musical and athletic events.
He initially fought as a rifleman in the areas of Serres, Bisaltia, Fyllida and Pangaion. In 1907, he was put in command of his group, which fought in Fyllida and Pangaion, rallying the Greeks living in the countryside.Municipality of Serres: Bouliasikis I. Theodoros. In the beginning of 1908, he fought in Zihni as the commander of a small group of six guerrillas.Ioannis S. Koliopoulos (scientific editing), Obscure, native Macedonian fighters, Society for Macedonian Studies, University Studio Press, Thessaloniki, 2008, p. 155.
In 1908, after the general amnesty issued after the Young Turk Revolution, he went to Serres,Tsamis, 1975, p. 433. along with other local chieftains, where he gave up his arms and disbanded his forces, in a celebratory manner, cheered on by the crowd.
He took up arms again during the Balkan Wars and especially during the Second Balkan War, when he together with Doukas raised a force of locals, in order to prevent the occupation of Greek villages by Bulgarian forces.Hellenic Army General Staff, Army History Management, The Macedonian Struggle and the events in Thrace, Athens 1979, p. 297, 301.
Boulasikis spent the rest of his life in Serres, leading a simple life.
He died in 1937. References
Sources
Hellenic Army General Staff, Army History Management, The Macedonian Struggle and the events in Thrace, Athens 1979. Ioannis S. Koliopoulos (scientific editing), Obscure, native Macedonian fighters, Society for Macedonian Studies, University Studio Press, Thessaloniki, 2008. Pavlos L. Tsamis, Macedonian Struggle, Society for Macedonian Studies, Thessaloniki 1975. Nikolaos Chr. Christidis, The roads of Serres & the nomenclature, Serres 2012.