Phaedon Gizikis
Greek military officer (1917–1999) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Phaedon Gizikis (Greek: Φαίδων Γκιζίκης [ˈfeðon ɟiˈzicis]; 16 June 1917 – 26 July 1999) was a Greek army general who was the last President of Greece under the junta from 1973 to 1974.
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Phaedon Gizikis Φαίδων Γκιζίκης | |
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President of Greece | |
In office 25 November 1973 (1973-11-25) – 17 December 1974 (1974-12-17) | |
Appointed by | Dimitrios Ioannidis |
Prime Minister | Adamantios Androutsopoulos Konstantinos Karamanlis |
Preceded by | Georgios Papadopoulos |
Succeeded by | Michail Stasinopoulos |
Personal details | |
Born | (1917-06-16)16 June 1917 Volos, Kingdom of Greece |
Died | 26 July 1999(1999-07-26) (aged 82) Athens, Greece |
Alma mater | Hellenic Military Academy |
Awards | Gold Cross of Valour Grand Commander of the Order of George I Grand Commander of the Order of the Phoenix War Cross Medal of Military Merit |
Military service | |
Allegiance | |
Branch/service | Hellenic Army |
Years of service | 1939–1974 |
Rank | General |
Battles/wars | World War II
Greek Civil War 1967 Greek coup d'état |
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