Michael Roufogalis Explained

Michael S. Roufogalis
Honorific Prefix:Lieutenant General
Office:Chief of the Central Intelligence Service
Term Start:3 June 1972
Term End:28 November 1973
Predecessor:Alexandros Hatzipetros
Successor:Lambros Stathopoulos
Birth Date:1921
Birth Place:Akrata, Kingdom of Greece
Death Date:24 February 2000
Death Place:Athens, Greece
Nationality:Greek
Spouse:Della Roufogalis
Allegiance: Greece
Branch:Hellenic Army
Rank: Lieutenant General

Michael S. Roufogalis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μιχαήλ Σ. Ρουφογάλης), commonly Michalis Roufogalis (Μιχάλης Ρουφογάλης, 192124 February 2000) was a Greek Army officer and leading member of the Greek military junta of 1967-1974. He was born in Akrata and grew up in Patras.

Originally an officer in the Greek Army's Artillery, under the junta he was appointed chief of the Greek Central Intelligence Service (KYP).[1]

In 1968, he and his agency secretly funded the presidential campaign of Richard Nixon.[2]

After the restoration of democracy in 1974, he was arrested, tried and convicted during the Greek Junta Trials. He was released from prison on health grounds in 1992, and died in 2000. His wife, Della Roufogalis, was a famous Greek fashion model.

Notes and References

  1. Παύλος Μπακογιάννης, έρευνα για την ΚΥΠ, δημοσιεύθηκε στο Βήμα από 12 ως 28 Ιουνίου 1977
  2. Christopher Hitchens, THE TRIAL OF HENRY KISSINGER, Chapter 9: A " WET JOB " IN WASHINGTON?