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Greek Left
Greek Left (, Elliniki Aristera, abbreviated EAR) was a Greek political party. It emerged, in January 1987, from the split in the Communist Party of Greece (Interior) into the Communist Party of Greece (Interior)-Renewing Left and the Greek Left. Its ideology was Eurocommunism. In December 1988 Greek Left signed a common report with the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) about the current political situation. This was the first step in the creation of Synaspismos, a coalition of parties, in February 1989. The common report was written by Mimis Androulakis and Giannis Dragasakis of the KKE and Grigoris Giannaros and Dimitrios Papadimoulis of the Greek Left. It was published in ''Rizospastis'' on 8 December 1988. Greek Left was the main power in Synaspismos, after the KKE. Its leader was Leonidas Kyrkos and its general secretary, from 1989 to 1992, was Fotis Kouvelis. The Greek Left participated with Synaspismos in three parliamentary elections, once in the local elections and once ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonidas Kyrkos
Leonidas Kyrkos (; 12 October 1924 – 28 August 2011) was a Greek leftist politician and member of the Hellenic Parliament and the European Parliament. Life Leonidas Kyrkos was born in Heraklion, Crete, to Greek politician Michail Kyrkos, who went on to, along with Ioannis Pasalidis, form the United Democratic Left in 1951. In his teens, Kyrkos joined the communist youth and in 1941, he joined the resistance against the German occupiers. He enrolled in Human medicine at the University of Athens but never came to graduate. In the Greek civil war following Greece's liberation in 1944, Kyrkos was arrested for his membership in the Communist Party and was sentenced to death. Only international pressure helped him and a number of his comrades survive and eventually become free in 1953. He later worked as a journalist and from 1958 on as one of the editors of leftist newspaper I Avgi. Kyrkos was elected MP to the Hellenic Parliament in the elections of 1961 Events Janu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |