Dimitrios Ioannidis
Dimitrios Ioannidis | |
|---|---|
| Δημήτριος Ιωαννίδης | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 March 1923 Athens, Kingdom of Greece |
| Died | 16 August 2010 (aged 87) Athens, Greece |
| Alma mater | Hellenic Military Academy |
| Awards | Cross of Valour |
| Nickname(s) | The invisible dictator (ο αόρατος δικτάτωρ, o aóratos diktátōr) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Greece Greek junta |
| Branch/service | Hellenic Army EDES |
| Rank | Brigadier (stripped) |
| Commands | ESA |
| Wars | |
Dimitrios Ioannidis (Greek: Δημήτριος Ιωαννίδης [ðiˈmitri.os i.oaˈniðis]; 13 March 1923 – 16 August 2010), also known as Dimitris Ioannidis and as The Invisible Dictator, was a Greek military officer and one of the leading figures in the junta that ruled the country from 1967 to 1974. Ioannidis was considered a "purist and a moralist, a type of Greek Gaddafi".