Stylianos Pattakos information

Major general
Stylianos Pattakos
Major general Stylianos Pattakos
Στυλιανός Παττακός
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 Agathangelos
Personal details
Born	8 November 1912; Agia Paraskevi, Rethymno, Crete, Kingdom of Greece
Died	8 October 2016 (aged 103); Athens, Greece
Alma mater	Hellenic Military Academy
Awards	Gold Cross of Valour; Order of George I; Order of the Phoenix; War Cross; Medal of Military Merit
Nickname(s)	"The Trowel" ("μυστρί"),; "The man with the trowel" ("Ο άνθρωπος με το μυστρί");
Military service
Allegiance	Second Hellenic Republic; Kingdom of Greece; Greek Junta
Branch/service	Hellenic Army
Years of service	1930–1974
Rank	Major general (Cashiered in 1975)
Battles/wars	World War II Greco-Italian War; Battle of Greece; Dekemvriana; Greek Civil War; 1967 Greek coup d'état

Stylianos Pattakos (Greek: Στυλιανός Παττακός; 8 November 1912^[4] – 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.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

^ For his propensity for officiating at the dedication of public works across the country
^ "Ο Παττακός και το "μυστρί"". gazzetta.gr. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
^ "Στυλιανός Παττακός 1912–2016". sansimera.gr. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
^ Cite error: The named reference efimerida was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ 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. ...

[1] For his propensity for officiating at the dedication of public works across the country

[gazzetta-2] "Ο Παττακός και το "μυστρί"". gazzetta.gr. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

[sansimera.gr-3] "Στυλιανός Παττακός 1912–2016". sansimera.gr. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

[efimerida-4] Cite error: The named reference efimerida was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Roehrig2002-5] 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.

[Jelavich1983-6] 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.

[New_Outlook-7] 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)

[Tayfur2003-8] 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).

[Clogg2002-9] 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. ...

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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 Agathangelos

Personal details
Born	8 November 1912 Agia Paraskevi, Rethymno, Crete, Kingdom of Greece
Died	8 October 2016 (aged 103) Athens, Greece
Alma mater	Hellenic Military Academy
Awards	Gold Cross of Valour Order of George I Order of the Phoenix War Cross Medal of Military Merit
Nickname(s)	"The Trowel" ("μυστρί"),^[1]^[2] "The man with the trowel" ("Ο άνθρωπος με το μυστρί")^[3]
Military service
Allegiance	Second Hellenic Republic Kingdom of Greece Greek Junta
Branch/service	Hellenic Army
Years of service	1930–1974
Rank	Major general (Cashiered in 1975)
Battles/wars	World War II Greco-Italian War Battle of Greece Dekemvriana Greek Civil War 1967 Greek coup d'état