- Konstantinos Dovas
Konstantinos Dovas ( _el. Κωνσταντίνος Δόβας) (
20 December 1898 –1973) was a was a Greekgeneral ,politician and Prime Minister.Dovas was born in
Konitsa . In 1918, Dovas gratuated from theGreek Military Academy . During theGreek Civil War between the government and the communistDemocratic Army of Greece , he was commander of the Konitsa garrison and was wounded on a number of occasions. Subsequently he rose from the rank of Lieutenant General (1954) to Chief of theHellenic Army General Staff .During his term of office, on
25 March 1955 an agreement between the Army and theCIA on the establishment of a special force entitled "Sheepskin", which subsequently became the Greek component ofGladio , a secret organisation ofNATO , CIA and theMI6 .After his retirement from the army, he was Chief of the Royal Household of King
Paul of Greece .From
20 September to4 November 1961 , Davros was prime minister in a transitional government.External links
* [http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Arulers.org&as_q=Konstantinos+Dovas Listing in rulers.org]
* [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/printout/0,8816,794046,00.html "Out in the Open"] , "TIME", 5 January 1948
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