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Stylianos Pattakos
1912Nov, 8

Stylianos Pattakos

Stylianos Pattakos, Greek general and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2016)
Stylianos Pattakos (Greek: Στυλιανός 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.

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