Konstantinos Maniadakis, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Konstantinos Maniadakis

Greek politician

Date of Birth: 25-Jul-1893

Date of Death: 28-Feb-1972

Profession: military personnel, politician

Nationality: Greece

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Konstantinos Maniadakis

  • Konstantinos Maniadakis (Greek: ???sta?t???? ?a??ad????; July 25, 1893 in Sofiko, Corinthia – February 28, 1972 in Athens) was a Greek Army officer and politician who became notorious as head of the internal security services of the dictatorial 4th of August Regime (1936–1941).
  • A career engineers officer, Maniadakis resigned from the army in 1929.
  • In 1936, dictator Ioannis Metaxas appointed him to head the Under-Ministry of Public Security.
  • During his tenure, he managed to almost completely suppress and disorganize the Communist Party of Greece, imprisoning hundreds of its members and even publishing a government-controlled rival version of the party's newspaper, Rizospastis.
  • Maniadakis as a Security Minister was regarded to be highly efficient against Communist policies in Greece.
  • Following the German invasion of Greece, he continued in office in the early months of the Greek government in exile as Interior Minister, but was soon forced to resign.
  • After World War II, he was elected several times to the Hellenic Parliament.

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