What is Ioannis Veryvakis?
[[File:General Ioannis Veryvakis, 1993.jpg|thumb|225px|Veryvakis in [[Washington, D.C.]], 1993]] '''Ioannis Veryvakis''' ({{lang-el|Ιωάννης Βερυβάκης}}; 3 November 1930 – 19 June 2019) was a [[Greeks|Greek]] [[Hellenic Army|Army]] officer. He rose to the rank of full [[General]] and served Chief of the [[Hellenic National Defence General Staff]] from 1990 to 1993. He was also Chief of the [[Hellenic Army General Staff]]. Veryvakis was born in [[Edessa]]. His parents were from [[Crete]]. Veryvakis died on 19 June 2019 in [[Athens]], at the age of 88.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://newpost.gr/amyna/5d0a6702642963a87dd28ac8/efyge-pliris-imeron-o-epitimos-a-geetha-stratigos-e-a-ioannis-veryvakis|title=Έφυγε πλήρης ημερών ο επίτιμος Α/ΓΕΕΘΑ Στρατηγός ε.α. Ιωάννης Βερυβάκης|lang=el|work=Newpost|date=20 June 2019|access-date=22 June 2019|archive-date=22 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622003342/http://www.newpost.gr/amyna/5d0a6702642963a87dd28ac8/efyge-pliris-imeron-o-epitimos-a-geetha-stratigos-e-a-ioannis-veryvakis|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Commons category}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Veryvakis, Ioannis}} [[Category:1930 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Generals]] [[Category:Greek people]] [[Category:Recipients of the Order of the Legion of Honour]] [[Category:Commanders of the Order of the Legion of Honour]] {{Bio-stub}}