Ypsilanti: The US City Named after Hero of Greek War of Independence

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Ypsilanti: The US City Named after Hero of Greek War of Independence

A statue of Demetrios Ypsilantis, a hero in the Greek War of Independence, at the Missouri city. Credit: Public Domain and Dwight Burdette , CC BY 3.0/Wikipedia Ypsilanti is a city in Michigan named after Demetrios Ypsilantis, a hero in the Greek War of Independence, showing the universal meaning of the Greek uprising against the Ottoman Empire and its values. The city, established in 1825, shows that the revolutionary spirit of Demetrios Ypsila…