Georgios Zoitakis

Georgios Zoitakis
Georgios Zoitakis
Γεώργιος Ζωιτάκης
	Zoitakis in 1971
Regent of Greece
	In office; 13 December 1967 – 21 March 1972
Monarch	Constantine II
Preceded by	Constantine II
Succeeded by	Georgios Papadopoulos
Deputy Minister of National Defence of Greece
	In office; 22 April 1967 – 13 December 1967
Prime Minister	Konstantinos Kollias
Preceded by	Konstantinos Hourdakis (acting)
Succeeded by	Ioannis Katsadimas
Personal details
Born	3 March 1910; Nafpaktos, Greece
Died	21 October 1996 (aged 86); Papagou, Greece
Resting place	Nafpaktos, Greece
Party	Independent
Spouse	Sofia Vouranzeri (died 1990)
Children	1
Education	Hellenic Military Academy; National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (attended);
Occupation	Military officer; politician;
Civilian awards	Order of the Redeemer; Order of Honour; Order of George I; Order of the Phoenix;
Military service
Allegiance	Greece
Branch/service	Hellenic Army Infantry; ;
Years of service	1932–1972
Rank	General
Battles/wars	World War II Greco-Italian War; Greek resistance; ; Dekemvriana; Greek Civil War; 1967 Greek coup d'état;
Military awards	Cross of Valour (3); War Cross; Medal of Military Merit;
Criminal information
Criminal status	Deceased
Criminal charge	Treason; Mutiny;

Georgios Zoitakis (Greek: Γεώργιος Ζωιτάκης; 3 March 1910 – 21 October 1996) was a general of the Hellenic Army and member of the military junta that ruled Greece from 1967 to 1973. He served as Deputy Minister of National Defence and upon the departure of King Constantine II from Greece in 1967 he served as Regent of Greece (1967–1972).