Dimitrios Ioannidis

Dimitrios Ioannidis
Ioannidis as a Colonel
Native name
Δημήτριος Ιωαννίδης
NicknamesThe invisible dictator (ο αόρατος δικτάτωρ, o aóratos diktátōr)
Born(1923-03-13)13 March 1923
Died16 August 2010(2010-08-16) (aged 87)
Allegiance Kingdom of Greece
Greek junta
Branch Hellenic Army
EDES
Rank Brigadier (stripped)
CommandsESA
Wars
Awards Cross of Valour
Alma materHellenic Military Academy

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".