ban on all private gatherings of a political nature, a ban on propaganda against the generals and a ban on civilians holding guns. During the failed royal counter-coup of 13 December 1967, Angelis remained loyal to the junta, and assumed, in addition to his post as head of the army, the position of Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff. On 19 December 1968, he assumed command of the newly formed Armed Forces Headquarters (Αρχηγείο Ενόπλων Δυνάμεων). He was promoted to full General in 1970, and retired from the army on 16 August 1973. Personally loyal to junta principal Georgios Papadopoulos, Angelis was chosen by the latter as his Vice President when he abolished the monarchy and declared Greece a Presidential Republic on 1 June 1973. Angelis served in this post until 25 November 1973, when Papadopoulos lost power to a hardliner coup. Trial and imprisonment Following the restoration of democratic rule in 1974, in the 1975 Junta Trials, he was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for high treason and mutiny. Angelis committed suicide in his cell in the Korydallos Prison on 22 March 1987. References Sources 1912 births 1987 suicides 20th-century Greek military personnel Chiefs of the Hellenic Army General Staff Chiefs of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff Greek anti-communists Leaders of the Greek junta Greek military personnel of the Greek Civil War Greek military personnel of World War II Greek military personnel who committed suicide Greek people who died in prison custody Hellenic Army generals Vice presidents of Greece Suicides in Greece People who committed suicide in prison custody People convicted of treason against Greece Prisoners who died in Greek detention People from Euboea (regional unit) 1987 deaths