Alekos Michaelides
Alekos Michaelides | |
|---|---|
Αλέκος Μιχαηλίδης | |
| 4th President of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 1977–1981 | |
| Preceded by | Spyros Kyprianou |
| Succeeded by | Georgios Ladas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 August 1933 Mylikouri, Cyprus |
| Died | 6 January 2008 (aged 74) Paphos, Cyprus |
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.[1]
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.[2] 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.[citation needed]
Michaelides died on 6 January 2008 at the age of 74.[5]
References
- ^ 1.0 1.1 "Alecos Michaelides" (in German). Munzinger-Archiv. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ 2.0 2.1 "Cyprus pays respects to former FM". Financial Mirror. January 6, 2008. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^ "Parliament Of Cyprus". www.parliament.cy. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^ Neofytou, Averof (January 10, 2016). "Israel - Cyprus's rediscovered neighbor". Globes. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^ "Home | Famagusta Gazette Online | Breaking News, Cyprus Issues, Weather". Archived from the original on 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
External links
- "Michaelides, G. Papandreou discuss Cyprus EU accession issue". greekembassy.org. March 4, 1997. Archived from the original on May 26, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
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