Konstantinos Dovas
Konstantinos Dovas | |
|---|---|
| Κωνσταντίνος Δόβας | |
| Prime Minister of Greece | |
| In office 20 September 1961 – 4 November 1961 | |
| Monarch | Paul |
| Preceded by | Konstantinos Karamanlis |
| Succeeded by | Konstantinos Karamanlis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 December 1898 |
| Died | 24 July 1973 (aged 74) |
| Resting place | First Cemetery of Athens |
| Alma mater | Hellenic Military Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch/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 |
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]
Following the 1967 coup d'etat, he was part of a failed counter-coup planned by King Constantine II.[4]
References
- ^ Makrygiannēs, Nikos (1979). Hoi prōthypourgoi tēs Hellados, 1843-1979 (in Greek). Ekdot. Hestia. p. 302. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "ΓΕΝΙΚΟ ΕΠΙΤΕΛΕΙΟ ΕΘΝΙΚΗΣ ΑΜΥΝΑΣ". 23 July 2010. Archived from the original on 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.
- ^ "Το στρατιωτικό κίνημα του Βασιλιά Κωνσταντίνου Β΄ κατά της Χούντας (13 Δεκεμβρίου 1967)". HuffPost Greece (in Greek). 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
External links
- "Out in the Open", TIME, 5 January 1948