Georgios Katechakis
Georgios Katechakis (Greek: Γεώργιος Κατεχάκης; 1881–1939) was a Hellenic 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).
Georgios Katechakis | |
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| Γεώργιος Κατεχάκης | |
Georgios Katechakis c. 1929 | |
| Minister of Military Affairs | |
| In office 16 January – 6 March 1933 | |
| President | Alexandros Zaimis |
| Prime Minister | Eleftherios Venizelos |
| Preceded by | Georgios Kondylis |
| Succeeded by | Alexandros Othonaios |
| In office 22 December 1930 – 26 May 1932 | |
| President | Alexandros Zaimis |
| Prime Minister | Eleftherios Venizelos |
| Preceded by | Eleftherios Venizelos |
| Succeeded by | Alexandros Papanastasiou |
| In office 25 July – 7 October 1924 | |
| President | Pavlos Kountouriotis |
| Prime Minister | Themistoklis Sofoulis |
| Preceded by | Theodoros Pangalos |
| Succeeded by | Andreas Michalakopoulos |
| Minister Governor-General of Crete | |
| In office 10 March 1928 – 22 December 1930 | |
| President | Pavlos Kountouriotis Alexandros Zaimis |
| Prime Minister | Alexandros Zaimis Eleftherios Venizelos |
| Preceded by | Titos Georgiadis |
| Succeeded by | Nikolaos Askoutis |
| Minister Governor-General of Thrace | |
| In office 1922–1923 | |
| Monarch | George II |
| Prime Minister | Nikolaos Triantafyllakos Anastasios Charalambis Sotirios Krokidas Stylianos Gonatas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1881 Platanos, Eyalet of Crete, Ottoman Empire (now Greece) |
| Died | 22 April 1939 Athens, Kingdom of Greece |
| Alma mater | Hellenic Army Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Greece Provisional Government of National Defence Second Hellenic Republic |
| Branch/service | Hellenic Army |
| Years of service | 1902–1920 1922–1923 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Cretan Volunteer Corps 11th Infantry Division National Defence Army Corps |
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