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Lieutenant General

Konstantinos Dovas
A photo of Konstantinos Dovas.
Native name
Κωνσταντίνος Δόβας
Born(1898-12-20)20 December 1898
Konitsa, Janina Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (now Greece)
Died24 July 1973(1973-07-24) (aged 74)
Athens, Greece
Buried
First Cemetery of Athens
Allegiance
Service/branch Hellenic Army
Years of service1918–1961
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands heldChief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff
Battles/warsWorld War I

Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)
World War II

Greek Civil War

Alma materHellenic Military Academy
Other workChief of the royal household of King Paul of Greece
Prime Minister of Greece

Konstantinos Dovas (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Δόβας; 20 December 1898 – 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.

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.

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Political offices Preceded byConstantine Karamanlis Prime Minister of Greece 20 September – 4 November 1961 Succeeded byConstantine Karamanlis Military offices Preceded byLt. General Stylianos Kitrilakis Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff 1954–1959 Succeeded byLt General Athanasios Frontistis
Heads of government of Greece
Chiefs of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff
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