Yiannis Gouras (Greek: Γιάννης Γκούρας; 1771–1826) was a Greek military leader during the Greek War of Independence.

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Yiannis Gouras
A portrait of Gouras by Filippos Margaritis
Native name	Γιάννης Γκούρας
Birth name	Ioannis Gouras Ιωάννης Γκούρας
Born	1771 Dremissa, Eyalet of the Archipelago, Ottoman Empire (now Greece)
Died	1 October 1826 Athens, First Hellenic Republic
Buried	Holy Monastery of Faneromeni, Salamis
Allegiance	First Hellenic Republic
Service/branch	Hellenic Army
Battles/wars	Greek War of Independence Battle of Gravia Inn Battle of Vasilika Greek Civil Wars Second Siege of the Acropolis †
Spouse(s)	Asimo Lidoriki
Relations	Dimitrios Panourgias (cousin) Nakos Panourgias (nephew)

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Gouras was an Arvanite.^[1] A cousin of Panourgias, he distinguished himself in the battles in eastern Continental Greece, but became notorious for his invasion of the Peloponnese during the Greek civil wars of 1823–25 and his murder of his former chief, Odysseas Androutsos.^[2]

He was killed during the Second Siege of the Acropolis.^[3]

He was buried in a monastery in Salamis.