Konstantinos Dovas

Konstantinos Dovas (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Δόβας; 20 December 1898^[1] – 24 July 1973) was a Greek general and interim Prime Minister.

Lieutenant General Konstantinos Dovas
A photo of Konstantinos Dovas.
Native name	Κωνσταντίνος Δόβας
Born	(1898-12-20)20 December 1898 Konitsa, Janina Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (now Greece)
Died	24 July 1973(1973-07-24) (aged 74) Athens, Greece
Buried	First Cemetery of Athens
Allegiance	Kingdom of Greece Second Hellenic Republic
Branch	Hellenic Army
Years of service	1918–1961
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff
Battles / wars	World War I Macedonian front Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922) World War II Greco-Italian War Battle of Greece Greek Civil War Battle of Konitsa
Alma mater	Hellenic Military Academy
Other work	Chief of the royal household of King Paul of Greece Prime Minister of Greece

Dovas was born in Konitsa, in the Janina Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire (present-day northwestern Greece). In 1918, Dovas graduated from the Hellenic Military Academy. During the Greek Civil War between the government and the communist Democratic Army of Greece, he led the resistance of the Konitsa garrison during the Battle of Konitsa. Subsequently, he rose from the rank of Lieutenant General (1954) to Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff.^[2]

During his term of office, on 25 March 1955 an agreement between the Army and the CIA on the establishment of a special force entitled "Sheepskin" was made, which subsequently became the Greek component of Gladio, a secret organisation of NATO, CIA and MI6.

After his retirement from the army, he was Chief of the Royal Household of King Paul of Greece.

From 20 September to 4 November 1961, Dovas was prime minister in a transitional government.^[3]

Following the 1967 coup d'etat, he was part of a failed counter-coup planned by King Constantine II.^[4]