Alekos Michaelides Explained

Alekos Michaelides
Birth Date:13 August 1933
Birth Place:Mylikouri, Cyprus
Death Place:Paphos, Cyprus
Office:4th President of the House of Representatives
Term Start:1977
Term End:1981
Predecessor:Spyros Kyprianou
Successor:Georgios Ladas
Native Name Lang:el

Alekos Michaelides (13 August 1933 – 6 January 2008)[1] was a Cypriot politician. He served as Foreign Minister, and as President of the House of Representatives from 1977 to 1981.

Biography

Alekos Michaelides was born on August 13, 1933, in Milikouri in the district of the capital Nicosia.

In 1977, he was elected President of the House of Representatives, a post he held until 1981.[2] [3]

He later served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1993 until 1997. In 1994, he established stronger diplomatic ties with Israel, opening an embassy there.[4]

He studied Economics at the Georgia Tech in the United States.

Michaelides died on 6 January 2008 at the age of 74.[5]

References

  1. Web site: Alecos Michaelides. German. Munzinger-Archiv. December 4, 2020.
  2. Web site: Cyprus pays respects to former FM. Financial Mirror. January 6, 2008. December 4, 2020.
  3. Web site: Parliament Of Cyprus. www.parliament.cy. December 4, 2020.
  4. Web site: Israel - Cyprus's rediscovered neighbor. Neofytou. Averof. Globes. January 10, 2016. December 4, 2020.
  5. Web site: Home | Famagusta Gazette Online | Breaking News, Cyprus Issues, Weather . 2018-04-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160415052426/http://famagusta-gazette.com/former-cyprus-foreign-minister-dies-p1118-69.htm . 2016-04-15 . dead .

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