Alekos Michaelides
{{Short description|Cypriot politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Alekos Michaelides
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1933|8|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = Mylikouri, Cyprus
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2008|1|6|1933|8|13|df=y}}
| death_place = Paphos, Cyprus
| office = 4th President of the House of Representatives
| term_start = 1977
| term_end = 1981
| predecessor = Spyros Kyprianou
| successor = Georgios Ladas
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| native_name_lang = el
| native_name = {{nobold|Αλέκος Μιχαηλίδης}}
}}
Alekos Michaelides (13 August 1933 – 6 January 2008){{cite web|url=https://www.munzinger.de/search/portrait/Alecos%20Michaelides/0/21810.html|title=Alecos Michaelides|language=German|publisher=Munzinger-Archiv|access-date=December 4, 2020}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.financialmirror.com/2008/01/06/cyprus-pays-respects-to-former-fm/|title=Cyprus pays respects to former FM|newspaper=Financial Mirror|date=January 6, 2008|access-date=December 4, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.parliament.cy/el/photos/%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%AD%CF%83%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%82-%CF%80%CF%81%CF%8C%CE%B5%CE%B4%CF%81%CE%BF%CE%B9-%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82-%CE%B2%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BB%CE%AE%CF%82|title=Parliament Of Cyprus|website=www.parliament.cy|access-date=December 4, 2020}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-israel-cyprus-rediscovered-neighbor-1001094170|title=Israel - Cyprus's rediscovered neighbor|last=Neofytou|first=Averof|newspaper=Globes|date=January 10, 2016|access-date=December 4, 2020}}
He studied Economics at the Georgia Tech in the United States.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}
Michaelides died on 6 January 2008 at the age of 74.{{Cite web |url=http://famagusta-gazette.com/former-cyprus-foreign-minister-dies-p1118-69.htm |title=Home | Famagusta Gazette Online | Breaking News, Cyprus Issues, Weather |access-date=2018-04-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415052426/http://famagusta-gazette.com/former-cyprus-foreign-minister-dies-p1118-69.htm |archive-date=2016-04-15 |url-status=dead }}
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130526232559/http://www.greekembassy.org/embassy/content/en/Article.aspx?office=2&folder=257&article=1674 News]
External links
- {{cite web|url=http://www.greekembassy.org/embassy/content/en/Article.aspx?office=2&folder=257&article=1674|title=Michaelides, G. Papandreou discuss Cyprus EU accession issue|publisher=greekembassy.org|date=March 4, 1997|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526232559/http://www.greekembassy.org/embassy/content/en/Article.aspx?office=2&folder=257&article=1674|archive-date=May 26, 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=August 2, 2012}}
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Category:Presidents of the House of Representatives (Cyprus)
Category:Ministers of foreign affairs of Cyprus
Category:Politicians from Nicosia
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