Alekos Michaelides

Cypriot politician

Αλέκος Μιχαηλίδης

4th President of the House of RepresentativesIn office
1977–1981Preceded bySpyros KyprianouSucceeded byGeorgios Ladas Personal detailsBorn(1933-08-13)13 August 1933
Mylikouri, CyprusDied6 January 2008(2008-01-06) (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

^ ^a ^b "Alecos Michaelides" (in German). Munzinger-Archiv. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "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.

News

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.