Fifis Ioannou (Φιφής Ιωάννου in
Greek
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; 1914 — 1988), was a
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politician
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and
editor
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.
Ioannou was born in
Nicosia,
Cyprus
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in 1914. He succeeded
Ploutis Servas in 1945 as the Secretary General of
AKEL
The Progressive Party of Working People ( el, Ανορθωτικό Κόμμα Εργαζόμενου Λαού, ; abbr. , AKEL; tr, Emekçi Halkın İlerici Partisi) is a Marxist–LeninistHelena Smith, Cyprus gets ready for a communist 'takeove ...
, a position he held until 1949.
He was the head editor of various Cypriot newspapers and president of the Union of Cyprus Journalists from 1973 to 1979.
References
* http://www.ardin.gr/node/1604
* http://www.lemoni.gr/shop/author.asp?ID=55379
1914 births
1988 deaths
People from Nicosia
Greek Cypriot politicians
Progressive Party of Working People politicians
Leaders of the Progressive Party of Working People
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