Leonidas Vasilikopoulos
Leonidas Vasilikopoulos | |
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Born | 21 May 1932 COMEDEAST (1986–89) |
Other work | Director of the National Intelligence Service (1993–96) |
Leonidas Vasilikopoulos (
Life
Born in Athens on 21 May 1932, Leonidas Vasilikopoulos entered the
During the
On 5 April 1974, the junta removed Vasilikopoulos from the naval reserve list for anti-regime and "anti-national" acts.[1] Following the re-establishment of democracy in August 1974, on 3 December this act was reversed, and on 24 February 1975 he was recalled to active service with his old rank of lieutenant. On 14 August 1976, he was declared as having never been removed from service, and was retroactively promoted to the ranks of lieutenant commander (dated 13 October 1966) and commander (29 June 1970).[1] In 1975–76 he again commanded the Daniolos, followed by command of the destroyer Leon, studies at the Naval War School (1976), and command of the 3rd Destroyer Squadron (1977). On 21 June 1977, he was promoted to captain.[1]
In 1977–78 Vasilikopoulos commanded the destroyer
In October 1993, he was appointed as head of the
Admiral Vasilikopoulos died on 30 May 2014.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Διατελέσαντες Αρχηγοί ΓΕΝ: Βασιλικόπουλος, Λεωνίδας" (in Greek). Hellenic Navy. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ a b Dimos Verykios (6 June 2014). "Ο δημοκράτης ναύαρχος και ο γάμος που τάραξε τον στόλο" (in Greek). Ethnos. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Πέθανε σε ηλικία 82 ετών ο επίτιμος αρχηγός ΓΕΝ Λεων. Βασιλικόπουλος" (in Greek). To Vima. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ "Η κρίση των Ιμίων και ο ρόλος της ΕΥΠ, της CIA και της κυβέρνησης" (in Greek). in.gr. 13 November 2005. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
External links
An interview of Vasilikopoulos (in Greek) [1]