Athanasios Sklavenitis

Athanasios (Nasos) Sklavenitis (1931 – June 2015) was a Greek military officer (Infantry Colonel) and later a businessman, co-owner - along with his brothers - of the eponymous supermarket chain. He became particularly known for his decisive involvement in the Cyprus issue during the critical decade of 1964 - 1974. Among other things, he served as the aide-de-camp to Georgios Grivas and was also the leader of EOKA B during the final phase of the Regime of the Colonels. He actively participated in the planning of the coup against Archbishop Makarios in July 1974, while in February 1975 he was involved in the Pyjamas coup, resulting in his retirement.