Nikolaos Douvas Explained

Nikolaos Douvas
Birth Date:1947
Birth Place:Agioi Anargyroi, Larissa
Allegiance: Greece
Branch: Hellenic Army
Serviceyears:1970–2006
Rank: General
Commands:Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff
Military attache at Greek consulate in Bonn
Commander of the First Army
Battles:Turkish Invasion of Cyprus
Awards:Knight Commander (Grand Cross) of the Order of Honour
Knight Commander (Grand Cross) of the Order of the Phoenix

General Nikolaos Douvas (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Νικόλαος Ντούβας, born 1947) served as Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff. General Douvas was honourably discharged from the Hellenic Army on March 1, 2006. After his discharge from the army he has been appointed as president at EKO (the biggest Greek state owned oil company).

Early life and education

Douvas grew up in Larissa, then attended the Hellenic Military Academy, from which he graduated in 1970, with a commission as a second lieutenant of infantry. Douvas has augmented his early military education serving at several military and civilian colleges and training centers in Greece and the United States, including the Hellenic Advanced School for Warfare, the Hellenic National Defense College, and the Center for Public Jurisprudence and Political Science at the University of Athens School of Law.

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