Konstantinos Dovas
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Lieutenant General Konstantinos Dovas | |
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 A photo of Konstantinos Dovas. | |
| Native name | Κωνσταντίνος Δόβας |
| Born | 20 December 1898 Konitsa, Janina Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (now Greece) |
| Died | 24 July 1973 (aged 74) Athens, Greece |
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| Service |  Hellenic Army |
| Years of service | 1918–1961 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Commands | Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
| Alma mater | Hellenic Military Academy |
| Other work | Chief of the royal household of King Paul of Greece Prime Minister of Greece |
Konstantinos Dovas (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Δόβας; 20 December 1898[1] – 24 July 1973) was a Greek general and interim Prime Minister.
Dovas was born in Konitsa, in the Janina Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire (present-day northwestern Greece). In 1918, Dovas graduated from the Hellenic Military Academy. During the Greek Civil War between the government and the communist Democratic Army of Greece, he led the resistance of the Konitsa garrison during the Battle of Konitsa. Subsequently, he rose from the rank of Lieutenant General (1954) to Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff.[2]
During his term of office, on 25 March 1955 an agreement between the Army and the CIA on the establishment of a special force entitled "Sheepskin" was made, which subsequently became the Greek component of Gladio, a secret organisation of NATO, CIA and MI6.
After his retirement from the army, he was Chief of the Royal Household of King Paul of Greece.
From 20 September to 4 November 1961, Dovas was prime minister in a transitional government.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Makrygiannēs, Nikos (1979). Hoi prōthypourgoi tēs Hellados, 1843-1979 (in Greek). Ekdot. Hestia. p. 302. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "ΓΕΝΙΚΟ ΕΠΙΤΕΛΕΙΟ ΕΘΝΙΚΗΣ ΑΜΥΝΑΣ". web.archive.org. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ Γριβα, Μαριλενα (2008). Το Υπουργειο Εξωτερικων 1833-2007: η θεσμικη οργανωση (in Greek). Εκδοσεις Παπαζηση. p. 630. ISBN 978-960-02-2176-3. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- "Out in the Open", TIME, 5 January 1948
Chiefs of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff | ||
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- 1898 births
- 1973 deaths
- 20th-century prime ministers of Greece
- Hellenic Army generals
- Greeks from the Ottoman Empire
- People from Konitsa
- People from Janina vilayet
- Chiefs of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff
- Greek Resistance members
- Greek military personnel of the Greek Civil War
- 1960s in Greek politics
- Greek anti-communists
- Greek military personnel of World War I
- Greek military personnel of World War II
- Greek military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
- People of the Greco-Italian War