Major general Stylianos G. Pattakos | |
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Στυλιανός Γ. Παττακός | |
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| Deputy Prime Minister of Greece | |
| In office 13 December 1967 – 8 October 1973 Serving with Nikolaos Makarezos from 26 August 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Grigorios Spandidakis |
| Succeeded by | Charilaos Mitrelias |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 21 April 1967 – 25 August 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Spyros Theotokis |
| Succeeded by | Adamantios Androutsopoulos |
| In office 10 May 1973 – 8 October 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Adamantios Androutsopoulos |
| Succeeded by | Ioannis Agathangelou |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 November 1912 Agia Paraskevi, Rethymno, Crete, Kingdom of Greece |
| Died | 8 October 2016 (aged 103) Patisia, Athens, Attica, Greece |
| Resting place | Agia Paraskevi, Rethymno |
| Citizenship | Greece |
| Spouse |
Dimitra Nikolaidou
(m. 1940; died 2013) |
| Children |
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| Parent(s) | George Pattakos Maria Pattakos |
| Residence | Patisia |
| Alma mater | Hellenic Military Academy |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Officer |
| Awards |  Gold Cross of Valour Order of George I Order of the Phoenix War Cross Medal of Military Merit |
| Nickname(s) | "The man with the trowel" («Ο μυστράκιας»)[1] |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Second Hellenic Republic Kingdom of Greece.svg){kind=small} Greek Junta |
| Branch/service |  Hellenic Army |
| Years of service | 1930–1974 |
| Rank |  Major general (Cashiered in 1975) |
| Battles/wars | World War II
Dekemvriana Greek Civil War 1967 Greek coup d'état |
Stylianos G. Pattakos (Greek: Στυλιανός Γ. Παττακός; 8 November 1912 – 8 October 2016) was a Greek military officer. Pattakos was one of the principals of the Greek military junta of 1967–1974 that overthrew the government of Panagiotis Kanellopoulos in a coup d'état on 21 April 1967.[2][3][4][5][6]
- ^ "Στυλιανός Παττακός 1912–2016". sansimera.gr. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ Terence Roehrig (2002). The Prosecution of Former Military Leaders in Newly Democratic Nations: The Cases of Argentina, Greece, and South Korea. McFarland. pp. 98–. ISBN 978-0-7864-1091-0. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
Within 24 hours, and before the generals could move on their plan, the colonels launched their own coup.62 Thus, the ... as leaders of the group: Colonel George Papadopoulos, Colonel Nicolaos Makarezos and Brigadier Stylianos Pattakos.
- ^ Barbara Jelavich (1983). History of the Balkans: Twentieth Century. Volume 2. Cambridge University Press. pp. 427–. ISBN 978-0-521-27459-3. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
...contingency plan designed to protect the government from a Communist takeover. ... Pattakos, in charge of the tank corps in Athens, had little difficulty in securing the capital, and the coup proceeded without outright opposition or bloodshed.
- ^ Israel Peace Research Society, Makhon le-ḥeḳer ha-shalom (Givʻat Ḥavivah, Israel), Jewish-Arab Institute (Givat Haviva, Israel) - 1968 (1968). New Outlook. Tatzpiot. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
The three principal authors of the conspiracy — Colonels Georges Papadopoulos and Nicolaos Makarezos and Brigadier General Stylianos Pattakos had, at one time or another in their careers, been intelligence officers. ..
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ M. Fati̇h Tayfur (2003). Semiperipheral Development and Foreign Policy: The Cases of Greece and Spain. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-7546-1964-2. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
Furthermore, despite his close relations with the Americans in the past, Nixon refused to see the King during Eisenhower's funeral in 1966, but he did meet with Pattakos, one of the principal members of the Junta (Woodhouse, 1982: 191).
- ^ Richard Clogg (20 June 2002). A Concise History of Greece. Cambridge University Press. p. 171. ISBN 978-0-521-00479-4. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
The original troika behind the coup, Colonels Papadopoulos and Makarezos and Brigadier Pattakos, were sentenced to death. ...