Career
Born in Gytheio, Mani (now Laconia) in 1913, he fought in World World War II, in the Greek Civil War against the Communists and commanded the Greek Expeditionary Force in of Korea with distinction. By 1967, he had reached the rank of Lieutenant General. As an opponent of the Greek military junta of 1967-1974, he was retired from the army and sent for three years into internal exile by the military regime.
After the junta"s fall in 1974, he became chairman of the state-run Hellenic Telecommunications Organization and PYRKAL weapons industry.