Vassos Lyssarides

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name = Vassos Lyssarides


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birth_date = May 13, 1920
birth_place = Lefkara, Cyprus
residence =
death_date =
death_place =
office = 6th President of the House of Representatives
salary =
term_start = 1986
term_end = 1991
predecessor = Georgios Ladas
successor = Alexis Galanos
office2 = 1st Presiden of EDEK
salary =
term_start2 = 1969
term_end2 = 2002
predecessor2 =
successor2 = Yiannakis Omirou
party = EDEK
religion = Christian
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majority =
spouse = Barbara Cornwall Lyssarides
children =
website = [http://www.lyssarides.com/ www.lyssarides.com/]
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Dr Vassos Lyssarides is a Cypriot politician who has been a central figure in Cyprus politics since the island's independence.

He was born in 1920 in the village of Lefkara. He was educated at the Pancyprian Gymnasium and then studied medicine at the University of Athens. He became involved in politics early on in his life and took an active part in the anticolonial struggle against the British (1955-1959). He participated in the London conference in 1959 for the establishment of Cyprus independence. In 1960 he was elected member of the first parliament of the Cyprus Republic (as a candidate for the Patriotic Front) [cite book | last = Larkou | first = Larkos | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = ΔΕΚΑ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΕΣ ΦΥΣΙΟΓΝΩΜΙΕΣ ΤΗΣ ΚΥΠΡΟY "(Ten Political figures of Cyprus)" | publisher = | month = January | year = 2008 | location = | pages = | url = http://www.larkoslarkou.org.cy/e-book_deka%20prosopa.shtml#7 | doi = | id = | isbn = ] and since then has been re-elected to all the consecutive parliaments.

In 1969 he founded EDEK, the first Socialist political party of Cyprus. He was repeatedly elected president of his party until the year 2002. In 2002 he assumed the title of Honorary President.

On 30 August 1974, an attempt was made against his life; during the attack, EDEK youth leader Doros Loizou was killed. [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Greek Cypriot civil war feared after ambush | date= August 31, 1974 | publisher= | url =http://archive.timesonline.co.uk/tol/archive/ | work =The Times | pages =1; Issue 59180; col B | accessdate = 2008-07-17 | language = ] Lyssarides was elected and served as President of the House of Representatives from 1985 to 1991.

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