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Stylianos Pattakos, Greek Military Coup Figure, Dies at 103

Stylianos Pattakos, the last survivor among the leaders of a 1967 coup that ruled Greece for seven years, has died at 103.   The state-run Athens News Agency reported that he died following a stroke Saturday.   Pattakos, born on the island of Crete on Nov. 8, 1912, was a brigadier general and commander of the armored forces stationed in Athens when he took a decisive part in the April 21, 1967, coup led by Col. George Papadopoulos.   He served as interior minister and,...


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