Georgios Giakoumakis
Vice Admiral Georgios Giakoumakis ( el, Γεώργιος Γιακουμάκης, born 29 June 1959) is a Greek naval officer, and a former Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff. He joined the Navy in 1977 and qualified as a communications officer. He commanded the frigate ''Kanaris'' and commanded the 1st Frigate Division. He served as Deputy Commander in Chief of the Fleet, Deputy Commander of the Hellenic National Defence College and Commander of the Naval Training Command. He was then promoted to vice admiral and appointed Chief of the Fleet Command. In 2015 he was appointed Chief of the Navy General Staff. Along with the chiefs of staff of the Army and the Air Force, he was dismissed by decision of the KYSEA on 16 January 2017 and replaced by Vice Admiral Nikolaos Tsounis, until then commander of the National Defence College. Education He obtained a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School. References 1959 bi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Giorgos Giakoumakis
Giorgos Giakoumakis ( gr, Γιώργος Γιακουμάκης; born 9 December 1994) is a Greek professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for Major League Soccer club Atlanta United FC and the Greece national football team, Greece national team. Club career Early career Giakoumakis started his career at P.O. Atsaleniou, Atsalenios. In 2012, he signed for Platanias F.C., Platanias and he debuted for the club in a 3–2 win against Xanthi F.C., Skoda Xanthi, coming in as a substitute in the 78th minute. In January 2014 he signed for Episkopi F.C., Episkopi on loan until the end of the season and he made a total of 11 appearances and scoring two goals. He returned to Platanias, starting playing more often in the 2014–15 Superleague Greece, 2014–15 season and on 26 April 2015, he scored his first Superleague Greece, Superleague goal, in a 2–0 home win Panetolikos F.C., Panetolikos. AEK Athens On 26 June 2017, Giakoum ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chania, Crete
Chania ( el, Χανιά ; vec, La Canea), also spelled Hania, is a city in Greece and the capital of the Chania (regional unit), Chania regional unit. It lies along the north west coast of the island Crete, about west of Rethymno and west of Heraklion. The municipality has 108,642 inhabitants (2011). This consists of the city of Chania and several nearby areas, including Kounoupidiana (pop. 8,620), Mournies (pop. 7,614), Souda (pop. 6,418), Nerokouros (pop. 5,531), Daratsos (pop. 4,732), Perivolia (pop. 3,986), Galatas (pop. 3,166) and Aroni (pop. 3,003). History Early history Chania is the site of the Minoan civilization, Minoan settlement the Greeks called Kydonia, the source of the word quince. It appears on Linear B as ''ku-do-ni-ja''. Some notable archaeological evidence for the existence of this Minoan city below some parts of today's Chania was found by excavations in the district of Kasteli in the Old Town. This area appears to have been inhabited since the Neol ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hellenic Navy General Staff
The Hellenic Navy General Staff ( el, Γενικό Επιτελείο Ναυτικού, abbr. ΓΕΝ) is the general staff of the Hellenic Navy, the naval component of the Greek Armed Forces. It is headed by the Chief of the Navy General Staff, currently Vice Admiral Stylianos Petrakis. History The Hellenic Navy General Staff was established by law on 21 July 1907 and organized by Royal Decree on 12 November of the same year. It ceased to function following the German invasion of Greece in April 1941, and was reconstituted following Liberation in September 1944. During the intervening period, the Royal Hellenic Navy, although run by the Greek government in exile, was subordinated operationally to the British Admiralty. When the Hellenic National Defence General Staff was established in 1950, the HNGS was subordinated to it. During the Cold War, the Chief of the HNGS also fulfilled the duties of NATO Commander Eastern Mediterranean (COMEDEAST). Command Structure * Chief of th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hellenic National Defence College
Hellenic is a synonym for Greek. It means either: *of or pertaining to the Hellenic Republic (modern Greece) or Greek people ( Hellenes, el, Έλληνες) and culture *of or pertaining to ancient Greece, ancient Greek people, culture and civilization. It may also refer to: * Hellenic Academy, an independent high school in Harare, Zimbabwe * Hellenic Airlines * Hellenic College, a liberal arts college in Brookline, Massachusetts * Hellenic College of London * Hellenic Conservatory * Hellenic FC, a football club in South Africa * Hellenic Football League, an association football league in England * Hellenic languages, a branch of the Indo-European languages * Hellenic Parliament * Hellenic Petroleum (company) * Hellenic Post * Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund * Hellenic studies * Tampa Bay Hellenic, a women's soccer team in the United States * Hellenic (horse) (1987–2011), a thoroughbred racehorse * ' See also * Greek (other) * Helladic period, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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KYSEA
The National Security Governmental Council ( el, Κυβερνητικό Συμβούλιο Εθνικής Ασφαλείας) (ex. Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defence), usually known by its acronym KYSEA (ΚΥΣΕΑ), is the supreme decision-making body on issues of foreign policy and national defence of Greece. It was established in 1986 by initiative of Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou. Since its creation, its composition has changed many times. The president of the council is the prime minister. Composition After the latest overhaul of its membership in July 2012, it comprises: * the Prime Minister of Greece as chairman * the Minister for Foreign Affairs * the Minister for National Defence * the Minister for Citizen Protection The Ministry of Citizen Protection ( el, Υπουργείο Προστασίας του Πολίτη) is the government department responsible for Greece's public security services, i.e. the Hellenic Police, the Hellenic Fire Servi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nikolaos Tsounis
Admiral Nikolaos Tsounis ( el, Νικόλαος Τσούνης) is a Greek naval officer, and a former Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff. Biography Nikolaos Tsounis was born in Athens, and entered the Hellenic Navy Academy The Hellenic Naval Cadets Academy ( el, Σχολή Ναυτικών Δοκίμων, abbr. ΣΝΔ, lit. "School of Naval Cadets") is a military university and has the responsibility to educate and suitably train competent Naval Officers for the He ... in 1979, graduating in June 1983 as a line ensign. He served as an officer aboard the destroyer ''Kanaris'' in 1983–84, and the fast attack boat ''Xenos'' in 1984–85. After commanding the patrol boat ''Panagopoulos I'' in 1985–86, he was promoted to second lieutenant on 28 June 1986. In 1988–1991 he served as operations and weapons officer on the fast attack boat ''Simitzopoulos'', being promoted to lieutenant on 2 July 1990. He then served as captain of the patrol boat ''Antoniou'' (1991–92), ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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To Vima
''To Vima'' ( el, Το Βήμα, lit=The Tribune) is a Greek weekly newspaper first published in 1922 by Dimitris Lambrakis, the father of Christos Lambrakis, as ''Elefthero Vima'' (Free Tribune). It was owned by Lambrakis Press Group (DOL), a group that also publishes the newspaper ''Ta Nea'', among others in its fold of publications. The assets of DOL were acquired in 2017 by Alter Ego Media S.A. ''To Vima'' is a high-quality newspaper in Greece, and arguably the most influential in political issues; it was published daily until 2011, but since publishes only its flagship Sunday edition, whose current managing editor is Stavros Psycharis. To Vima is historically the newspaper to which prominent politicians would most commonly provide interviews or write articles. Eleftherios Venizelos, Georgios Papandreou, Nikolaos Plastiras, Constantine Karamanlis and Andreas Papandreou are among those who have written for the newspaper. Content The newspaper features as columnists promine ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Naval Postgraduate School
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is a public graduate school operated by the United States Navy and located in Monterey, California. It offers master’s and doctoral degrees in more than 70 fields of study to the U.S. Armed Forces, DOD civilians and international partners. Established in 1909, the school also offers research fellowship opportunities at the postdoctoral level through the National Academies' National Research Council (United States), National Research Council research associateship program. History On 9 June 1909, Secretary of the Navy George von L. Meyer signed General Order No. 27, establishing a school of Marine propulsion, marine engineering at Annapolis, Maryland. On 31 October 1912, Meyer signed Navy General Order No. 233, which renamed the school the Postgraduate Department of the United States Naval Academy. The order established courses of study in ordnance and gunnery, electrical engineering, radio telegraphy, Shipbuilding, naval construction, a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Evangelos Apostolakis
Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis ( el, Ευάγγελος Αποστολάκης) is a Greek naval officer. After leading the Hellenic Navy General Staff in 2013–2015, he served as the Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff until 14 January 2019, and then, until 9 July 2019, as the Minister of National Defence of Greece. He was elected to the Greek Parliament on the nationwide list for Syriza at the June 2023 Greek legislative election. Career He was born in Rethymno in 1957, entered the Hellenic Navy Academy in 1976 and graduated in 1980 as a Line Ensign. He has served in a succession of command and staff positions aboard ships, and senior staff positions in the Hellenic Navy and NATO, as well as completing the Underwater Demolition School of the Hellenic Navy's elite Underwater Demolition Command (DYK), which he later commanded, the Advanced Mine Warfare School in Belgium and the US Amphibious Warfare School. On 7 March 2013, the Government Council for Fo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1959 Births
Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of Earth's Moon, and was also the first spacecraft to be placed in heliocentric orbit. * January 3 ** The three southernmost atolls of the Maldive archipelago ( Addu Atoll, Huvadhu Atoll and Fuvahmulah island) declare independence. ** Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state. * January 4 ** In Cuba, rebel troops led by Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos enter the city of Havana. ** Léopoldville riots: At least 49 people are killed during clashes between the police and participants of a meeting of the ABAKO Party in Léopoldville in the Belgian Congo. * January 6 ** Fidel Castro arrives in Havana. ** The International Maritime Organization is inaugurated. * January 7 – The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of F ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chiefs Of The Hellenic Navy General Staff
Chief may refer to: Title or rank Military and law enforcement * Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force * Chief of police, the head of a police department * Chief of the boat, the senior enlisted sailor on a U.S. Navy submarine * Chief petty officer, a non-commissioned officer or equivalent in many navies * Chief warrant officer, a military rank Other titles * Chief of the Name, head of a family or clan * Chief mate, or Chief officer, the highest senior officer in the deck department on a merchant vessel * Chief of staff, the leader of a complex organization * Fire chief, top rank in a fire department * Scottish clan chief, the head of a Scottish clan * Tribal chief, a leader of a tribal form of government * Chief, IRS-CI, the head and chief executive of U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Places * Chief Mountain, Montana, United States * Stawamus Chief or the Chief, a granite dome in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hellenic Navy Admirals
Hellenic is a synonym for Greek. It means either: *of or pertaining to the Hellenic Republic (modern Greece) or Greek people (Hellenes, el, Έλληνες) and culture *of or pertaining to ancient Greece, ancient Greek people, culture and civilization. It may also refer to: * Hellenic Academy, an independent high school in Harare, Zimbabwe * Hellenic Airlines * Hellenic College, a liberal arts college in Brookline, Massachusetts * Hellenic College of London * Hellenic Conservatory * Hellenic FC, a football club in South Africa * Hellenic Football League, an association football league in England * Hellenic languages, a branch of the Indo-European languages * Hellenic Parliament * Hellenic Petroleum (company) * Hellenic Post * Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund * Hellenic studies * Tampa Bay Hellenic, a women's soccer team in the United States * Hellenic (horse) (1987–2011), a thoroughbred racehorse * ' See also * Greek (other) * Helladic period, the Bronze A ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |