Athanasios Tselios (; born July 17, 1956) is a retired

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officer and former Chief of the

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(9 March 2013 – 24 February 2014). Born in Petroporos,

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, he graduated from the

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in 1979 as an Infantry 2nd Lieutenant. He followed a career in the

's special forces, commanding the Special Forces Training Centre in 2004–06. He went on to command the

in 2006–07, the 7th Mechanized Infantry Brigade in 2007–08, the Army NCO Academy in 2008–10, the 16th Mechanized Infantry Division in 2010–11 and the IV Army Corps in 2011–13. He was appointed Chief of the

on 9 March 2013. On 19 February 2014, the

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decided his retirement, with the rank of full General, and his replacement by the commander of First Army, Lt. Gen. Christos Manolas, with the transfer ceremony to take place on 24 February. Gen. Athanasios Tselios is married and has a daughter.

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