Dimitrios Doulis

Dimitrios Doulis (Greek: Δημήτριος Δούλης, 1865–1928), was a Greek military officer, from Nivica in modern southern Albania (Northern Epirus).

Doulis was born in 1865, son of Nikolaos Doulis and descendant of Kitsios Doulis, a hero of the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire (1821–30). In 1883 he enlisted in the Hellenic Army, while at 1897 he fought in the war against the Ottoman Empire, in the Epirus sector of operations, in which the Greek Army was defeated.

As a battalion commander he took part in the operations in Epirus front during the Balkan Wars of 1912–13, notably capturing the town of Preveza. During the war, the Greek army occupied the region of Northern Epirus, and Doulis was appointed military commander of Argyrokastro (Gjirokastër). In December 1913 however, with the Protocol of Florence, the Great Powers decided to award the region to the newly formed Albanian state. This decision was highly unpopular among the local Greek population, who decided to form their own government and military in order to secure their autonomy. Doulis resigned his commission in the Greek army and joined the autonomists.