Yiannakis Matsis (born 24 October 1933) is a

Greek Cypriot Greek Cypriots or Cypriot Greeks ( el, Ελληνοκύπριοι, Ellinokýprioi, tr, Kıbrıs Rumları) are the ethnic Greek population of Cyprus, forming the island's largest ethnolinguistic community. According to the 2011 census, 659,115 r ...

politician. He was a

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(MEP) for the

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from 14 June 2004 until June 2009. He did not stand for re-election in the 2009 European elections.

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1933 births Living people People from Nicosia District Democratic Rally politicians Cypriot refugees Leaders of political parties in Cyprus MEPs for Cyprus 2004–2009 Democratic Rally MEPs {{Cyprus-MEP-stub