Georgios Katechakis Military person

Georgios Katechakis (Greek: Γεώργιος Κατεχάκης, 1881–1939) was a Greek Army officer and politician. He distinguished himself with his participation in the Macedonian Struggle under the nom de guerre Kapetan Rouvas (Καπετάν Ρούβας) in 1904–1905. An ardent Venizelist, he participated in the Movement of National Defence. After his retirement from the army with the rank of Major General, he entered politics, being elected into the Greek Parliament and the Greek Senate. He also served three times as Minister for Military Affairs and as Governor-General for Thrace (1922–1923) and for Crete (1928–1930).

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Georgios Katechakis
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1881
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1939
Place of death
Athens , Greece

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allegiance
Kingdom of Greece
Second Hellenic Republic
military operations
Balkan Wars
Macedonian Struggle
military branch
Hellenic Army
service start1902
service end1902

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